The new “Naked Gun” is so stupid you’ll wonder why the original spawned several sequels after a so-so television series.

Here, jokes aren’t rapid-fire. They often take time to 1.) remind the viewer what this is, and 2.) get used to Liam Neeson’s not-so-obvious style.

A perfect choice to play Frank Drebin Jr. (Senior was played by Leslie Nielsen), Neeson deadpans his way through several good laughs, then tries to rescue several D.O.A. ones.

Another pass through the typewriter (to use a reference from a former era) might have helped. Now, it’s just a matter of seeing who turned up for a cameo.

Priscilla Presley is here. So, too, is Dave Bautista. But this isn’t a lineup of lampoonable actors and athletes. It’s a faint attempt at trying to recreate an era when wordplay and idiocy found co

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