The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: June 28, 1991 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The Naked Gun 2 1/2 is at least two-and-a-half times less funny than its hilarious 1988 progenitor. But even if the laugh machine isn't operating at top efficiency, it still cranks out a few choice bits of irreverent lunacy. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Not quite as fresh as the first NAKED GUN, but what can you expect from a film subtitled "The Smell of Fear"? Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleKathleen Maher
What's missing is absolutely nothing. No joke is passed up or thrown away. There just might be a little too much. Read full review
50
Orlando SentinelJay Boyar
Actually, the rating fits. The movie isn't quite enough fun to qualify for the "average" category, yet not quite lame enough to deserve to be called "poor." [28 June 1991, p.6]
50
Tampa Bay TimesHal Lipper
Like Top Secret and other less inspired efforts made by Zucker, brother Jerry Zucker and pal Jim Abrahams, The Naked Gun 2 is consistently amusing without being outright funny. [28 June 1991, p.6]
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