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Movie Review: Liam Neeson tries to fill Leslie Nielsen’s gumshoes in a new ‘Naked Gun’

Leslie Nielsen for the part of Lt. Frank Drebin deserves a special place in the annals of brilliant casting choices.

The laughs land in 'The Naked Gun' reboot, but fall flat in 'Freakier Friday'

The new Naked Gun film, starring Liam Neeson, captures its predecessors' slapstick spirit. Freakier Friday, meanwhile, proves less compelling, despite a solid performance by Lindsay Lohan.

‘The Naked Gun’ Review: Liam Neeson Is Leslie Nielsen’s Heir

The action star plays deadpan detective Frank Drebin Jr. in director Akiva Schaffer’s welcome sequel to the police-parody ...

The Naked Gun — Liam Neeson is a worthy successor to Leslie Nielsen in expert dumb comedy

A mad scramble of pop culture tropes lands with aplomb as crime-fighting savant Frank Drebin returns to the screen ...

Before there was ‘Naked Gun,’ there was ‘Police Squad!’

Last week “The Naked Gun” opened, a reboot of the comedy film trilogy, which starred the sublimely oblivious Leslie Nielsen.

Reseña: Liam Neeson intenta llenar los zapatos de Leslie Nielsen en nueva “Naked Gun”

Por JAKE COYLEAlgunos dicen que dirigir es un 90% de casting. En el caso de Leslie Nielsen como el teniente Frank Drebin, fue ...