'The Naked Gun' Early Reactions Are Overwhelmingly One-Sided
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The early reactions to "The Naked Gun" are coming in, and according to critics this is a comedy your funny bone can't afford to miss. The responses are near unanimous in saying this is a film that will have your sides hurting with laughter.
The common thread through just about all the social media responses to "The Naked Gun," is that you probably won't laugh harder at any movie in a theater this year.
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Dimitri Kraus wrote, "The new NAKED GUN has the highest joke-to-minute ratio since JACKASS FOREVER, really is a small miracle that a movie like this exists in the current theatrical climate."
Sean Chandler agreed, saying that the film, "is hilarious from beginning to end. I missed multiple jokes because the theater was laughing too loud. They just nailed the classic Naked Gun and deadpan comedy w/ its own flavor and not just copying the past. A comedy legacy sequel done right."
Promotional material for "The Naked Gun."
Promotional material for "The Naked Gun."
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Griffin Schiller called the reboot "the funniest movie I've seen in over a decade! Had me laughing to the point of tears MULTIPLE times. A brilliant reclamation of the American comedy that exposes the absurdity of 00s nostalgia (culturally and in attitude) while also finding witty new ways to hilariously parody the exhausted, gritty reboot era."
The new NAKED GUN has the highest joke-to-minute ratio since JACKASS FOREVER, really is a small miracle that a movie like this exists in the current theatrical climate. It will probably make like 5 dollars total but I was howling with laughter at this hysterical fever dream. pic.twitter.com/kC2I1Q76oM — Dimitri Kraus (@simplykraus) July 24, 2025
#TheNakedGun is hilarious from beginning to end. I missed multiple jokes because the theater was laughing too loud.
They just nailed the classic Naked Gun and deadpan comedy w/ its own flavor and not just copying the past
A comedy legacy sequel done right. pic.twitter.com/ex9S5mZIdg — Sean Chandler (@kirkneverdied) July 29, 2025
#NakedGun is the funniest movie I've seen in over a decade! Had me laughing to the point of tears MULTIPLE times. A brilliant reclamation of the American comedy that exposes the absurdity of 00s nostalgia (culturally and in attitude) while also finding witty new ways to… pic.twitter.com/nr9lTfRcaZ — Griffin Schiller (@griffschiller) July 29, 2025
While Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson haven't previously been known for their comedy skills, according to the early reactions, "The Naked Gun" changes all that.
Junior Felix put the lion's share of the credit on Pamela Anderson, writing, "Joke after joke had my theater laughing hysterically for 85 minutes and it was truly glorious. Liam Neeson is PERFECT! But it's Pam Anderson that steals this romp."
According to Scott Mendelson, it's Danny Huston's villain who proves to be a surprise standout, writing that the movie "offers 80 minutes of unending sight gags, bemusing slapstick, and clever wordplay, with perhaps 3% of it predicated on anything specific to the 'IP.' Oh, and 'Comic Superstar: Danny Huston' almost steals the movie. It's lots of fun."
The Naked Gun is THE fully loaded, gut busting comedy we NEED right now. Joke after Joke had my theater laughing hysterically for 85 minutes and it was truly glorious. Liam Neeson is PERFECT! But it's Pam Anderson that steals this romp. #NakedGun pic.twitter.com/QHRpsiHF5f — Junior Felix (@JuniorFett) July 29, 2025
The Naked Gun is an unmitigated laugh riot. It offers 80 minutes of unending sight gags, bemusing slapstick, and clever wordplay, with perhaps 3% of it predicated on anything specific to the 'IP.' Oh, and 'Comic Superstar: Danny Huston' almost steals the movie. It's lots of fun. pic.twitter.com/hqZO4GR9aa — Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) July 29, 2025
"The Naked Gun" releases in theaters August 1. Tickets are on sale now. The film is directed by Akiva Schaffer and produced by Seth McFarlane. It stars Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, Liza Koshy, Cody Rhodes, CCH Pounder, and Busta Rhymes.
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