The Naked Gun (2025) co-written and directed by Akiva Schaffer
Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) is a star detective in Los Angeles's Police Squad. Even though he is law enforcement, he doesn't play by the rules (i.e. the laws) which gets him in hot water. He's investigating a seeming suicide that just happens to tie into the bank robbery he foils at the beginning of the movie (and is seen during the trailer). High tech mogul Richard Kane (Danny Huston) orchestrated both crimes, getting a key piece of technology from the bank and eliminating an associate who didn't want the technology used inappropriately. The dead guy's sister (Pamela Anderson) goes on a revenge-fueled investigation, forcing Drebin to work with her. He also falls in love with her. The story plays out in the typical ridiculous fashion of previous Naked Gun films.
The movie follows the same slapstick and sight-gag stylings of the first film, a classic dumb comedy. I certainly laughed plenty during the film. It doesn't keep the energy up through the whole film, i.e. it's not as funny as its predecessors. The weakness is more in the script than the performances. Neeson is good as the noir cop, always drinking coffee and busting up phones. Anderson gives a good comedy performance too but the rest of the cast is just so-so. The Zucker-Abrams-Zucker satire style is hard to perfect. This movie is a pale imitation of the previous stuff.
Mildly recommended--if you liked the original films, this is an entertaining watch.
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