Naked (2017)
Substitute teacher Rob Anderson is offered a full-time teaching job, but is reluctant to commit. He and fiancée, physician Megan Swope, fly to Charleston, South Carolina for their wedding the next day. Megan's disapproving father, businessman Reginald, has invited Megan's successful ex-boyfriend Cody. Rob goes out with his best man, Benny, only to wake up on his wedding day, naked in an elevator in a hotel far from the church. He is arrested for streaking, but when the church bells ring, he is pulled back in time to the elevator an hour earlier; Rob realizes he is stuck in a time loop, reliving this hour.
Naked (2017)
Parents need to know that Naked is a farcical comedy in which the lead character is forced to repeatedly relive one hour on his wedding day. Each time, he wakes up naked on the floor of an elevator, then must attempt to clothe himself and find his way to his bride's side at the church. The filmmakers manage to obscure any frontal nudity using camera angles and various objects that hide his genitals from view, but this concept is the central focus of the movie. Count on some sexual conversation (joking, questioning fidelity, innuendo) and lots of profanity, including "s--t" "ass," "balls," "junk," "hell," and one use of "f--k." Characters kiss; a prostitute is a featured character; and there's comically sensual dancing. Slapstick action, including falls, crashes, fistfights, chases, and wild rides, is frequent. Other than some talented African-American actors taking part in the endeavor, there's nothing about this movie to recommend, even for teen slapstick fans.
Rob Anderson (Marlon Wayans) is about to experience one of the great joys of life in NAKED. A substitute teacher with little ambition, Rob is getting married to Megan Swope (Regina Hall), a successful doctor with a rich businessman dad (Dennis Haysbert) who doesn't think Rob is worthy of his daughter. It's the night before the wedding, and while Megan and best friends are celebrating together, Rob and his best man go out for "just one drink." Suddenly, in a shattering moment the next day, Rob wakes up, naked and alone, in an elevator. It's only seconds before the elevator doors open and Rob is faced with a crowd of people in the lobby of a hotel. And, to his dismay, he discovers that he's already late for the magnificent church wedding that's about to start without him. With no resources at hand, it's up to Rob to immediately take cover, make his way to the church, and claim his bride. But, after a very short hour, Rob again finds himself slammed on the floor of the elevator once more, only for the travesty to begin again! And again, until the confounded groom is forced to relive the moment countless times. Rob is astounded and scared, Megan is desperate, her dad is hopeful, and the wedding guests are bewildered. Complicated by a jealous maid of honor (Eliza Coupe); an old beau, Cody (Scott Foley), a favorite of dad's; and Rob's previous devil-may-care attitude, it's a challenging conundrum. Will Rob ever be able to extricate himself from the endless loop and be the man he was meant to be?
A coming-of-age story about an immature grownup, this film is filled with sight gags about being naked, superficial characters, a very predictable story, and some homilies about cultural intolerance. Naked has a ridiculous premise, an absence of logic, and repetitive scenes that begin to grate well before the movie's midway point. Marlon Wayans, an exuberant fellow willing to go to any lengths to get a laugh -- even in a movie as dumb as this one- - hasn't done himself any favors if he hopes to transition from "comedian" to "actor." Based on a 2000 Swedish movie, Naked hopes to be a naked version of Groundhog Day, the Bill Murray treasure, but lacks the cleverness, irony, and circumspection that defined that film. Not recommended.
Naked is a remake of the 2000 Swedish film Naken. It is a Netflix Original romantic comedy about a guy who is pretty much naked for most of the movie. It also stars Regina Hall. The Girls Trip star seems to be appearing on Netflix alot recently. Or so my partner tells me.
The second act showcases the time loop. When I say showcases I mean I lost count to how many times it reset to the naked elevator scene. The second act is when I knew that this was a rushed film put together because they have made the entire narrative the gimmick putting zero thought into the depth of the plot. At first, I quite enjoyed the concept of a desperate man returning to the same situation, trying to courageously solve everything in 1 hour. The problem is the entire issue is only 1 hour. Does it really deserve to be over played? How about a flash back or some ploy to provide some emotional connection with your audience? I understand that there is an industry of comedy movies now that relies on gag after gag but building something like, for example, an interesting character keeps you engaged. It does not even give you that.
We imagine it's pretty hard to keep clothes on around Channing Tatum, so we don't at all blame his wife, Jenna Dewan Tatum, for going nude around the house. On Sunday, the Magic Mike star shared an Instagram photo of his stunning wife taking a naked nap before she headed out for the Warner Bros. and InStyle Golden Globes afterparty. "Nap time = The Best Time," Channing captioned the black-and-white snap, which showed Jenna on display, wrapped in sheets. This doesn't come as too much of a surprise; Jenna's body is certifiably banging, and she did recently describe her sex life with Channing as "primal." Plus, let's be honest: sometimes it's just more comfortable to be naked in bed.
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Naked is essentially a variant on Groundhog Day (1993), the classic comedy in which Bill Murray gets caught in a timeloop and ends up reliving the same day over and over. The same idea has played out in a surprising number of other films, both comedic and serious, with the likes of 12:01 (1993), Retroactive (1997), Run Lola Run (1998), Repeaters (2010), Source Code (2011), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), ARQ (2016), Before I Fall (2017), Happy Death Day (2017), Boss Level (2020), Palm Springs (2020) and The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021), even two entire tv series with Day Break (2006-7) and Russian Doll (2019- ). Naked is a remake of an earlier film Swedish comedy Naken (2000). For greater detail about Timeloop Films see Timeloop Films.
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