The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:18
Rotten:15
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: The slapstick antics of this sequel provide a few laughs, but fail to equal those of the original.
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Based on the short-lived but much acclaimed TV series Police Squad, Los Angeles Lt. Frank Drebin goes to Washington, D.C. to be honored for shooting his 1,000th drug dealer. Never was the nation,... [More]
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson
Director: David Zucker
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Reviews for The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
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A feeble sequel. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Not quite as fresh as the first. Full Review |
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Even if the laugh machine isn't operating at top efficiency, it still cranks out a few choice bits of irreverent lunacy. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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2/5 |
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4/5 |
Ribald, wild Zucker comedy with Leslie Nielsen in usual wild form.
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1/5 |
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2/5 |
Provides sporadic laughs, but not as consistently funny as the first one.
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3/5 |
One of the funniest movies starring a multiple murderer.
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3/5 |
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2/5 |
A real step down after the brilliant movie and TV show.
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3/5 |
Strained spoof with intermittent (yet solid) larfs.
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2/5 |
Not good, not bad, not really much of anything (except exactly what you expect).
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Filled with slapstick antics Full Review |
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2/4 |
This is strictly a hit or miss film. Full Review |
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4/5 |
The enthusiastic Zucker, Zucker & Abrahams style of movie parody is too rarely seen to prompt much head-shaking about gags that don't work. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
No joke is passed up or thrown away. There just might be a little too much. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Amusing, if limp, sequel to the first Naked Gun.
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