I’ve seen a lot in my time. A man juggling chainsaws. A llama in a neck brace. The 2025 reboot of The Naked Gun. Only one of those made me question renewing my cinema membership.
This time around, it’s Liam Neeson in the trench coat—all gravel, no gravy. He’s game, bless him, but parodying someone already carved from stone proves trickier than expected. The film tears through gags, pratfalls, callbacks, and dolphins like a dog through a recycling bin—plenty of energy, some recognisable shapes, very little that sticks.
There’s effort, to be fair. It throws everything at the wall: sight gags, puns, deadpan delivery, and the odd surreal flourish. But too often, it flinches. Jokes wobble, fade, or overstay. The pacing’s modern, the tone confused. The result? A remake that feels more like a photocopy of a spoof once described over a bad Zoom connection.
It’s not a disaster. You’ll smile now and then. And at least it doesn’t outstay its welcome. But mostly, it makes you miss Leslie Nielsen. And wonder if the llama’s free for the inevitable sequel.
I foolishly went to the cinema to see this and wish i hadnt.
There is no doubt the cast give it their all but its not funny. There is one scene with pamela that was funny but the rest was lame.
One sequence involving pam and a snowman (yes thats right) goes on forever and isnt funny.
I ,like the previous reveiwer, missed leslie and it makes me sad the state of modern comedy. Too many people seem to be offended by everything for comedies to be succesful.
Watch the original its far superior.
It tries hard but seems strung out even with an 80 minutes run time. There are a few good jokes, but most fall flat and some will make you cringe at their awfulness. It sorely misses Abrahams and the Zuckers, who wrote and directed the original. If only the remake had studied their 15 rules of comedy (look them up)