Naked is Groundhog Day for people who hate themselves.
Rob (Marlon Wayans) is about to get married to a woman (Regina Hall) who’s maybe a little out of his league and maybe he’s a little nervous about it. Her dad (Dennis Haysbert, aka, the Allstate Guy) is a vocal skeptic and would rather see his baby girl marry someone a little more worthy – like her ex-boyfriend Cody (Scott Foley) who is inexplicably invited to this wedding.
One small wrinkle: he keeps waking up naked in an elevator and he’s got an hour to make it to the wedding. But he keeps not quite getting there, so when the church bells 
ring without him exchanging vows, the day resets and he has to do it all over again. It’s the premise of Groundhog Day, only without self-respect or any laughter whatsoever. Bill Murray had to learn to be a better person, and while the script eventually decides that Rob’s goal is be a worthy husband, his real daily achievement is just covering up his nudity in a series of wacky outfits. Oh, and sometimes chilling with Brian McKnight – because that’s totally how I’d prioritize my time if I had an hour to escape a horrifying time loop: 90s slow jams.
This is a Netflix original movie that will make you question whether movies should be made at all. If you’ve seen it, I’m sorry. Take some time. Pet a dog. Drink some tea out of an inordinately cute cup. Maybe make a dent in your reading stack. But do come back. For every bad movie on Netflix, there’s a good one. One day I will crack the exact ratio, but until I do, know this: on our site, the category ‘Netflix and chill’ simply means the movie is found on Netflix, it is not an endorsement; good movies are categorized as ‘what to watch on Netflix.’ Netflix is a black hole of movies and finding something watchable takes some mining, but don’t despair, they do exist.
Naked tries to be Groundhog’s twin and winds up its antithesis. Hard pass.
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Aw, and I thought it was the Mike Leigh movie of the same name starring David Thewlis. Marlon Wayans is not funny anymore. All he does is make an ass of himself and scream like a little bitch.
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The evil twin, eh? 🙂
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Jay! You must be psychic. I am planning to make a list of movies that never should have been made (ones you can’t unsee) – Fight Club is one.
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You are as wise as ever in your reviews. I am so glad to be getting back in routine after our holidays. Still wiped out but expecting things to even out as Dave is presently driving out to Victoria and I am carrying out some long-planned but small changes to the setting of our furniture and the cleaning out of our closets. I imagine I will need another holiday after that.
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Yes, no kidding. You two do keep busy!
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The premise would have turned me off, although the cast might have drawn me in. Glad I still don’t have Netflix.
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”Pet a dog.” :)))
Does Netflix have something going on with movies about time-loops? I have watched another movie about this gimmick called ”ARQ” (sci-fi), also their original production. It was nothing outstanding but still watchable. ”Naked” is definitely a pass.
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Yes I watched that one last year – I believe it premiered at TIFF and everything. I agree that it was nothing special.
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