The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)

Rafferty gives the film an enthusiastic verdict, finding its low-rent, joke-packed approach winning. He particularly praises Leslie Nielsen’s performance, whose earnest, oblivious lunacy turns recycled material into comic alchemy.

Jones calls the sequel a deliriously funny delight. He singles out its send-up of the pottery scene from Ghost for praise.

The review presents the sequel as deliriously silly and entertaining. It praises its marvellously tasteless juvenilia and chaotic comic spirit.

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Newman finds the sequel still capable of delivering laughs, but says the formula is wearing thin. He praises Leslie Nielsen’s performance while faulting Priscilla Presley’s casting and the jokes’ reduced cleverness and surprise.

The review finds the sequel less funny than its predecessor, though still capable of producing choice comic moments. It singles out the send-up of Ghost as an amusing scene.

Turan finds the sequel largely laugh-free and says it tries too hard for too few laughs. He faults its juvenile sex jokes, non sequiturs, and excessive pratfalls, which lack the exuberance of the original.