The Naked Gun (2025) review

 


Besides horror and Superhero movies comedy / slapstick is one of my all time favorite genres. Nothing really hits and satisfies more than a really good comedy movie. And with The Naked Gun original being one of the all time best I guess it's only fitting we get a 2025 reboot / sequel starring Liam Neeson as the son of legendary actor Leslie Nielsen. Set in the modern day The Naked Gun is a hilarious romp right from the get go as the movie opens with one of the most funny, well done and overly un-serious intros for a movie in quite some time. The story follows Neeson's Dectective Drebin who must save Police Squad from closure while also stopping a high profile tech maker from unleashing something terrible onto the world. Truth be told the story is secondary here, it's not where this movie shines at all as the plot is basic as it the movie itself literally tells you mere seconds in. 

The Naked Gun franchise has always been known for it's many gags and visual comedy and this movie is no different. Visual gags flood the screen scene after scene it can be really hard to keep up with most of them but they're all absolutely belly ache inducing. Liam Neeson is fantastic and not just brings the humour in his words but in the action moments too as again the visual flare really takes this movie to it's many, MANY funny moments as it really ends up being an absolute laugh a minute riot. Pamela Anderson is also along for the ride and the duo while intentionally silly do manage to make it all work especially in a Snowman side story that needs to be seen to be believed. 


So in summary is The Naked Gun a worthy successor to the original?? well heck yeah it is! not only is it the best comedy of not just this year but in many years it injects new life into the genre and really needs to be seen on the biggest screen possible with the most people possible also. Special mention must go to the scene about a certain classic TV show that Drebin has recorded on T-VO that had me in stitches. This is comedy done right and is easily one of my favorite movies I've seen in the theater this year in terms of pure enjoyment and entertainment. Brilliant stuff!

★★★★

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