Wow, first I finished the road to Captain America: Brave New World, then I finished the road to Karate Kid: Legends, then I finished the road to The Fantastic Four: First Steps, then there was the road to Superman (2025) that I finished not too long ago, and now I finished this road to. That's five Roads folks.
The Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult is a crime comedy film and the third film in the series. This time around Paramount Pictures both produced and distributed. The screenplay was written by Pat Proft, David Fucker, and Robert LoCash and was directed by Peter Segal in what was his directorial debut.
The story is, Lt. Frank Drebin is retired and spending time with his wife. This retirement is soon cut short when Frank is called back into action when he's told about a terrorist plot to bomb the Academy Awards. Frank goes undercover to try and stop this insidious act of terror...now if only he can stop causing trouble as much as he's trying to prevent.
- Negatives
I've got nothing.
- Mix
There's two mix bags. One being the villain Rocco Dillon. Much like Quentin Napsburg in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear before him, he's not bad he's just okay with a few good humorous moments.
Then there's the humor. Sometimes they do recycle material which will give you a feeling of seen it before. But there are still plenty of new ones too. There's two I remember. One is a funny bit of Frank's inner narration saying, "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was gonna have to feel things out". Then the other joke involves a transsexual. Remember when you could make those kind of jokes before everybody got a stick up the ass? Those were good times. 😌
- Positives
Now I'm gonna make these next two very brief because they're just repeats from what I said in my review for The Naked Gun 2½. Firstly the pacing. Regardless of quality the third movie continues what the others did, which is not over staying it's welcome. Just like it's predecessors The Naked Gun 33⅓ is quick and to the point.
Then there's the cast and their performances. Leslie Nelson continued his winning streak of bring his comedic talents to the role of Frank Drebin, along with a strong supporting cast including George Kennedy having his great chemistry with Nelson. And a big surprisingly enough the late Anna Nicole Smith playing Tanya Peters, where she provides a hilarious parody of the femme fatale trope.
While there's flaws as far as third movies in a trilogy go, The Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult isn't a bad way to go out. If anything it was pretty good in the grand scheme of things.
My final rating is, Okay.
Okay that's a wrap. Due come back on Thursday, Jul 10th, where I'll give my opinions on James Gunn's upcoming DC Universe. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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