Dragnet is a product of Tom Hanks 80's comedy period and teamed with Dan Akroyd hot off the Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters this must have seemed a hot ticket back in 1986.
Unfortunately it doesn't quite work, don't get me wrong it's hilarious in places and Akroyd nails the dead pan delivery but there are spells in the film where it just isn't funny enough. Not an outright spoof but more of a buddy comedy it just cant match the gag count of The Naked Gun or Airplane.
It's still nice though to see Tom Hanks in his earlier incarnation as a mainly comedic actor and you can have some fun with this but don't expect anything to match Big or Ghostbusters.
A solid and fun 6/10
Unfortunately it doesn't quite work, don't get me wrong it's hilarious in places and Akroyd nails the dead pan delivery but there are spells in the film where it just isn't funny enough. Not an outright spoof but more of a buddy comedy it just cant match the gag count of The Naked Gun or Airplane.
It's still nice though to see Tom Hanks in his earlier incarnation as a mainly comedic actor and you can have some fun with this but don't expect anything to match Big or Ghostbusters.
A solid and fun 6/10