Naked is another movie that’s inspired by Groundhog Day (1993). Except this time, instead of a weatherman, a future groom is forced to relive the same nerve-wracking hours over and over again until he learns what he’s supposed to learn to become a better person.
Directed by Michael Tiddes, part of my issue with Naked is that Marlon Wayans’s character just wasn’t trying hard enough to make it to the wedding. Some of the movie felt quite silly and sadly not as smart as such a story ought to be. Wayans’s character ended up being too over the top in pats to be amusing. I’ve basically concluded that I’ll probably have to stick to a younger me’s memories of Senseless (1998), one of the few Wayans performances I really enjoyed. There’s also the Scream parody films Scary Movie too, I think.
This year alone I’ve seen 3 movies all for the first time and about characters re-living the same day over and over again. There are a few well executed moments in Naked but not enough to make this movie the kind I recommend.
Watch it if you must, but only if you simply must.
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Either Wayans has been over-acting for years or he’s no longer funny to you. He could also just not be that funny in Naked.
I always know what I’m getting into when Marlon is in a movie so I wasn’t disappointed by Naked. Not every joke hit the mark, and it’s certainly not his best project, but I did have fun with it!
Thanks for sharing your take, Andrea. 😊 I have hopes of seeing him in a straight-ish dramatic role one day. I wonder how that could be.
Hmm I’m curious as well.
May Mr. Wayans surprise and delight us all! 😊