Alright, the joke’s over. If only this film were as funny as the trailer.


While there are a couple of laughs interspersed here and there (which means it's a thousand times funnier than anything Ben Stiller has ever done) this is a distant relative of the original The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! It is expected that the jokes are forced, that’s part of the humor, but in this case the jokes are crammed in. Instead of the humor stemming from the situations they feel pasted on in this film. Half of the time it would have been less obvious just to have a big “THERE’S A GAG” sign should flash on the screen. This is very broad humor, it’s not about subtlety but the Zuckers/Abrahams team is far too pushy with their jokes this time around – and the jokes just aren’t that good. The entire final act where Frank Drebin breaks into the Oscars to thwart a terrorist attack is poorly conceived and fails from the start. Even in a bad comedy, are we really supposed to believe Pia Zadora is performing at the Oscars? Really?

Even if you loved the first two films, this outing will still disappoint.


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Labels: David Zucker, film, leslie nielsen, movie review, Police Squad, Zucker Brothers