Cinema’corra that the police come there ‘yields a lot of laughs, but loses rhythm in the finiam Neeson becomes Leslie Nielsen in the reboot full of jokes on penis, dry humor and more jokes about penisor writing

It takes courage to put on the shoes of Leslie Nielsenformer Hollywood heartthrob (see how he is heroic and seductive in Forbidden planet1956!) and comedy genius in its final career phase. Thank God – or rather, thanks to the Holy Trinity of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker – Nielsen He reinvented himself as guardian of the flaming archetype of the charismatic idiot on the big screen. Even among the actors of Squeeze the belts … The pilot disappeared! that also had a history of serious roles, Nielsen He stood out as a first -firm silly. His serious mood was deadly. Of course, it was an obvious choice to climb it as a parody of all detectives in the series Police stationfrom the ABCwhich gave rise to the trilogy Run that the police come thereand that in turn presented us with the Lieutenant Frank Drebin Using a condom the size of the whole body. A star was reborn.

So, yes, Nielsen left giant shoes – and Liam Neeson It has exactly the monstrously large feet to fill them. If you remember the statement from the nominee to Oscar in Extraswhere he said he was reinventing himself as a comic actor, he already knows that he has excellent timing and a sense of robust autironia to accompany that voice of thunder.

The fact that life is now imitating art is just another joke with wink and pool. Seriously: After releasing Krakens, saving Jedis, killing hundreds of villains with her “skill set” and starring Schindler’s listwhat else remains beyond a comedy without removal? And on top of that he has the same initials as Leslie Nielsen. That was inevitable, guys!

In the first half an hour, the reboot of Run that the police come therewith Neesonit is easily one of the most hilarious things that have hit theaters in a long time. The key to the trio movies Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker It was a combination of speed and insistence, throwing all visual jokes, puns and satirized clichés in your face by a thousand hour.

Fold their usual work speed and multiply Pastelão by 10, and that was the normal pace of the franchise Naked gun; barely gave time to breathe before Drebin Saying “Nice Beaver” to a woman on the stairs, she withdraws a plush beaver and you laugh back [em inglês, a cena faz um trocadilho com a palavra “beaver”, que significa “castor”, e a gíria que significa “vagina”].

Akiva Schafferdirector of the trio The Lonely Islandunderstood everything. It is not only a smart choice for a project like this, but is clearly a fan, and treats extremely reverence for the high -speed irreverence of the Zaz trio. With co-roteiriers Doug Mand and Dan Gregor, Schaffer It carries an arsenal of fast and furious jokes that keep passing. The hit rate in the first 30 minutes is impressive.

Just as the interpretation of Neeson as a natural heir and “stick to all the work” – yes, you can take this expression to the letter here – Police station. The fact that he has already played exactly this kind of role in numerous crash dramas only makes his performance impassive as the inept and authoritarian Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr. Even more funny. The same goes for Pamela Anderson as a sensual woman – and in danger – Beth Davenportsister of a man found dead in a car accident that was declared suicide.

She decides to do her own investigation. Anderson Perfectly complements the protagonist’s absurdity (there is a scene in a jazz club that shows how she is also willing to pay total tamarin). The same goes for Danny Huston as a villain fan of Black Eyed Peas, Paul WalterHauser as the partner Ed Hocken Jr.and CCH POUNTER as the stressed boss of the police station. “You can’t fight City Hall!” She shouts at her rebel agent. “No, you can’t,” he answers Drebin Jr.calmly. “It’s a building.”

But comedies are marathons, not just a series of small races. Schaffer And their collaborators seem to realize that they can’t keep the hallucinating pace of the excellent first act during the 90 minutes of the movie. Then the rhythm slows down, allowing the audience to enjoy a long joke involving Neeson and Anderson Being watched by a henchman with thermal binoculars during a meeting, and a growing montage that becomes a separate segment with magic snow dolls, throes and terror.

And then things start slowing down. And more. And more. It is as if there is the fear of exhausting the audience with so many good jokes, to the point of risking leaving everything stuck. When the climax arrives in a UFC fight, it is concerned that a comic lethargy – the type we associate with so many median comedies of the last 25 years – has settled once and for all.

Bright jokes still appear here and there, but the last two thirds of this new Run that the police come there They seem to be limping to the finish line. If the idea was to show that Neeson You can make the transition from a powerful dramatic actor to a senior action hero and now a complete comedian, so, yes, it’s a right shot. But if the reboot intended to revitalize the beloved franchise of the 1990s and, by extension, a type of shocking comedy that has long been lost, so … has been gunning feast.

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