This is the first, and probably best installment of "The Naked Gun" trilogy, a MAD magazine parody of police shows and movies brought to life by the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker ("Airplane!") team. Not all of the jokes work, and at times the film feels pretty bloated with its own comic excess, but I can't fault them for trying. There are many moments of pants-wetting laughter, from the amplified urinal scene to the hilarious "ledge" sequence, to Leslie Neilsen's incredible rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
6.5/10
6.5/10