best comedies of all time, and those should never be touched, right? Well, maybe it’s time for us cynical, old naysayers to go into Akiva Schaffer, Dan Gregor, and Doug Mand’s sequel/reboot (requel? seeboot?) with an open mind, as the early reviews indicate that the movie is a hoot.
“The Naked Gun” stars Liam Neeson as Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr., the son of Nielsen’s legendary Police Squad detective. Unfortunately for him (but good for us), the younger Drebin has also inherited his old man’s more inept qualities, and his violent way of handling perpetrators gets him into a spot of bother with his superiors. However, it’s still up to Frank and his buddies to save the day when a dead body turns up following a questionable car accident, which leads to them investigating a potentially crooked tech billionaire.
Based on that synopsis, it seems that “The Naked Gun” wants to poke fun at modern times. With that being said, the gamble appears to have paid off, as “The Naked Gun” boasts a 94% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing. That’s an incredible rating for any movie, let alone one that has some lofty expectations to live up to. So, what have critics been saying about the flick?
