The Pink Panther (2006)
Average Rating: 4.1/10
Reviews Counted: 139
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 108
Though Steve Martin is game, the particulars of the Inspector Clouseau character elude him in this middling update.
Average Rating: 4.2/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 29
Though Steve Martin is game, the particulars of the Inspector Clouseau character elude him in this middling update.
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The world's most inept detective returns to the screen in this modern slapstick comedy. France's come-from-behind victory in the World Cup soccer championships turns tragic when the team's coach, Yves Gulant (Jason Statham), is murdered during a post-game celebration. Gulant's girlfriend, pop star Xania (Beyoncé Knowles), was standing by his side as he was felled by a poisoned dart, and in the chaos that followed a diamond ring he gave her was stolen, which held one of the world's largest and
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Steve Martin
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Kevin Kline
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Jean Reno
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Emily Mortimer
Nicole -
Henry Czerny
Yuri -
Kristin Chenoweth
Cherie -
Roger Rees
Larocque -
Beyonce Knowles
Xania -
Delphine Chaneac
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The plot, needless to say, is negligible.
Top CriticWhat is the point?
The most that can be said for this strenuously bland reconstitution is that Steve Martin was clearly alive during filming. But just how alive, unfortunately, is at issue.
For those who recall Sellers and the role he made famous, 'travesty' seems to be the right descriptor.
As if the curse of the Pink Panther wasn't dire enough, Martin's Clouseau is haunted by more than the ghost of Peter Sellers. He's also being trailed by the old Steve Martin.
This movie leaves us with the stale whiff of fake nostalgia and something even more odoriferous: the smell of money.
The best that can be said about it is that Kevin Kline is note perfect as the smarmy, scheming Chief Inspector Dreyfus and his undisguised contempt for Clouseau.
From the witty franchise that Peter Sellers and director Blake Edwards made famous comes a pale offshoot that lacks sufficient tempo, tone and supporting characters to make it satisfying.
The Blu-ray version provides a bevy of extras to complement the movie in 1080p high definition and widescreen.
I hope nobody misunderstands when I say: Steve Martin, you are no Peter Sellers. And while I'm at it; Shawn Levy, you are no Blake Edwards.
This update to a comedy classic falls flat.
Without a whit of subtlety, this tired retread induces nary a laugh, only groans of disbelief that we're expected to find such a sorry string of dumb puns, infantile farts, awful accents and endless pratfalls funny.
All of [Martin's] hard work does pay off
Perhaps it's time to admit that The Pink Panther series is ready for permanent retirement.
...a slight yet sporadically hilarious update of the classic Peter Sellers/Blake Edwards film series.
With a better story, director and support cast, Martin could have made Clouseau his own.
Audience Reviews for The Pink Panther
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- Inspector Jacques Clouseau: What?
- Gilbert Ponton: Nothing.
- Inspector Jacques Clouseau: You mean you didn't just say, 'AAAHHHHHHH'?
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- Inspector Jacques Clouseau: What? What did you say?
- Gilbert Ponton: Nothing.
- Inspector Jacques Clouseau: You mean, you didn't just say: 'Stop the car, dear God, I beg of you, stop the car'?
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- La Pantera Rosa (ES)
