🎬 The Naked Gun (2025)
Rating: ★★★★☆ (Certified Fresh – 94% on Rotten Tomatoes)
Cast: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Kevin Hart
Director: Akiva Schaffer
The Absurd Returns, and It’s Gloriously Dumb.
After decades in comedic hibernation, The Naked Gun franchise roars back in 2025—armed with self-awareness, slapstick, and, surprisingly, Liam Neeson. Taking on the role of Frank Drebin Jr., Neeson doesn’t just step into Leslie Nielsen’s legendary shoes—he stumbles, trips, and barrel-rolls through them with a totally committed deadpan. And somehow, it works.
🔹 Neeson, Seriously Funny
The best part of this reboot? Liam Neeson’s stone-cold sincerity in the middle of pure chaos. Whether he’s accidentally crash-landing a drone into a politician’s face or interrogating a suspect with a banana as a weapon, his delivery is so serious it becomes hysterical. Fans of Taken and The Grey might blink twice, but the tonal mismatch is exactly the point.
🔹 The Supporting Chaos
Pamela Anderson brings unexpected edge as a femme-fatale assassin who’s both deadly and ridiculous—think Bond girl meets Saturday Night Live. Kevin Hart, as the cynical partner forced to babysit Drebin Jr., plays the perfect contrast, constantly breaking the fourth wall with hilarious disbelief.
🔹 A Modernized Mayhem
Set against a backdrop of cybercrime, viral scandals, and AI conspiracies, the film updates its targets without losing the spirit of the original: nothing is too serious to spoof. Police tech malfunctions, courtroom outbursts, and a scene involving a taser and a bidet gone wrong are among the comedic highlights.
🔹 Not Every Joke Lands…
Let’s be honest—some of the gags are groaners. A few feel recycled, and others try too hard to be “modern.” But for every flat line, there’s a moment of gut-busting brilliance that hits just right, especially for longtime fans of the Zucker brand.
Final Verdict:
The Naked Gun (2025) isn’t just a nostalgic throwback—it’s a riotous update that embraces absurdity in an era that sorely needs a laugh. Neeson proves he can do comedy—intentionally—and the film never takes itself seriously, which is exactly why it works.
Verdict: 8.5/10
Goofy, chaotic, and unexpectedly perfect for Neeson’s straight-man charm.