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Der letzte Film von Leslie Nielsen, den man als gelungen bezeichnen kann. Nie wieder ist dieser weißhaarige Dämon dem Niveau seiner klassischen "Kanone-Filme" so nahegekommen. Leslie Nielsen ist sehr verdächtig ist aus mehreren Gründen sehenswert: wegen der zahlreichen Anspielungen auf verschiedene Filme, der unwiderstehlichen Sprüche und wegen Richard Crenna, der seinen "Nicht-Tommy-Lee-Jones" genießt (der Spruch mit dem Eis am Stil und Ryan Harrison). Schade, dass einige Witze peinlich waren. Ansonsten habe ich nichts zu bemängeln. (10.05.2010)

Compared to Spy Hard which was really just a sequence of sketches as far as I’m concerned, this one felt much more coherent. Again, it was a parody of many iconic films, and I was both amused and amazed. I was surprised because I didn’t think some of those films were as old as that. Leslie Nielsen is a safe bet, proving once again that he was the right choice for this type of comedy. I’m not saying it was the comedy of the year, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t having fun. / Lesson learned: Have you been falsely accused? Too bad it’s not the 90s anymore. It was a wild time, but the presumption of innocence still existed. (16.09.2022)

The last golden shot of a great era of amazing film parodies. The story spoofing The Fugitive, complemented by countless other references, works brilliantly, with an incredible number of jokes for such a short time span, and most importantly, most of them can be considered excellent to brilliant (of course, a lot depends on how well you know or don't know the films being referenced). The romantic line may lack verve and ideas, but the moments of mindless chatter are amply compensated for by Leslie Nielsen's flawless performance, as well as by Richard Crenna, who steals every scene he appears in as Tommy Lee Jones. Selfishly, I am of the opinion that whoever is not entertained by Wrongfully Accused still has some work to do as a film fan :-) 85% (04.12.2011)