Overview

• The film crossed $38 million in its opening week at US theaters and holds an 89% Rotten Tomatoes rating from 266 reviews.
• Liam Neeson stars as Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. and has described the project as "probably a one-off."
• Director Akiva Schaffer says his team wrote thousands of jokes and iterated through multiple story drafts to balance humor with a coherent narrative.
• The reboot lampoons modern action-movie clichés by exaggerating car chases, fountain fights and UFC-style exhibitions for comedic effect.
• Schaffer cautions that audience turnout will determine whether the film spawns a sequel, leaving the franchise’s future in viewers’ hands.