IT'S A FAIR COP

SOME of the best jokes in director Akiva Schaffer’s reboot of the rip-roaring comedy franchise are not in the film.

- REVIEWS BY DAMON SMITH

These choice nuggets are covertly nestled in the end credits, rewarding eagle-eyed observation for those who stay in their seats.

Visual gags have always been a chief pleasure of the gleefully dimwitted Naked Gun series, and Schaffer and co-writers Dan Gregor and Doug Mand milk a steady flow of chuckles from the exploits of Police Squad Detective Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr (Liam Neeson) as he investigates a death behind the wheel of an electric car manufactured by charismatic magnate Richard Cane (Danny Huston).