PRAISE: Thirty one years after the last Naked Gun movie this follow up to the original trilogy returns with a movie that is slap your knee funny. The story is about Frank Drebin Jr., a Police Squad copper trying to fill his cop father's shoes. Liam Neeson as Drebin gets to poke fun at his tough guy persona and characters he has built up over the years. He handles deadpan jokes with ease as if he's been doing it for years. Equally funny is Pamela Anderson as Beth Davenport . She and Neeson have great chemistry and she's given a few moments to shine. Also on board to provide some very funny moments are Cast: Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, and CCH Pounder. Director Akiva Schaffer and writers Dan Gregor and Doug Mand want to make this new version of the Naked Gun their own thing but they definitely pay tribute to the movies core creators Zucker-Abrams-Zucker. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen for a second because I would have likely missed one of the many hilarious sight gags. There are great nods to spy and detective films of the past. From the smallest pop culture reference to big winks to the audience about what everyone goes through on a daily basis it really worked for me. Staying for the closing credits scene is a must.
PROBLEMS: Some of the gags are predictable. Theres one gag that was extremely repetitive. I thought some of the characters were short changed. Speaking of short the run time for the movie was shockingly short.
Scale of 1 to 10 an 8
