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Pink Panther 2 (2009)

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Average Rating: 3.5/10
Reviews Counted: 130
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 114

Underutilizing its talented cast, The Pink Panther 2 is little more than a series of lame slapstick gags.

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Average Rating: 3.9/10
Critic Reviews: 26
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 22

Underutilizing its talented cast, The Pink Panther 2 is little more than a series of lame slapstick gags.

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Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 113,417

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Movie Info

Hollywood funnyman Steve Martin returns to the role made famous by Peter Sellers in this high-concept sequel to the 2006 comedy hit The Pink Panther. The world's most valuable treasures are being stolen. The legendary Pink Panther Diamond is the latest to disappear, and Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese taking over acting duties from Kevin Kline) is assembling a team of international experts and detectives to track down the thief and recover the missing artifacts. The latest addition to the

Jun 23, 2009

$35.9M

Sony Pictures

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All Critics (134) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (115) | DVD (5)

Martin has a few inspired moments but in order to get to them you have to wade through a mosh pit of unfunny gags.

February 9, 2009 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | Comment
Christian Science Monitor
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Remember when Martin was funny?

February 6, 2009 Full Review Source: USA Today | Comments (7)
USA Today
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What is our reward for the collective effort of this prestigious assembly? One of the most dreadfully unnecessary movies in recent memory.

February 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
Salon.com
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The soundtrack makes generous use of trombones to indicate humor.

February 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal | Comment
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One can only hope that something good is coming from all the bad movies that Steve Martin has been appearing in.

February 6, 2009 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
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Wasn't it bad enough the first time?

February 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | Comment
Rolling Stone
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Yes, it's stupid. Yes, it's low-brow and slapstick humor. Yes, it is a ridiculous movie. But I can't help it if that stuff makes me laugh.

January 28, 2010 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | Comment
7M Pictures

Offers more of what was in the 2006 remake, which became a hit in spite of the chorus of film critics who pointed out that the movie was awful and then were roundly ignored by the public, which knows what it likes, thank you very much.

December 24, 2009 Full Review Source: Florida Times-Union | Comment
Florida Times-Union

It's unlikely that anyone over 10 will find much to cheer in this film, and adults will just be depressed by seeing a once-cutting-edge wit like Mr. Martin debasing himself.

August 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Washington Times | Comment

While Martin's all purpose good cop/bad cop excels at flaunting his dark side when beating up children, burning down ritzy restaurants more than once, and ogling every woman in the vicinity, it's a tad too polite for audiences weaned on grossout.

June 24, 2009 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | Comment
NewsBlaze

...more of the film's jokes fall flat than hit their mark...

June 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Not funny, and certainly shouldn't be rated a kid-friendly PG either.

June 18, 2009 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | Comment
NewsBlaze

I was not a fan of the first of these new Pink Panther films, but I must admit this time around Martin nails the puffed-up twittery of the character and performs the physical gags well.

April 3, 2009 Full Review Source: MovieTime, ABC Radio National | Comment (1)
MovieTime, ABC Radio National

It's not only a pointless resurrection of Blake Edwards' classic comic franchise, but a formulaic photocopy of its predecessor -- Steve Martin's 2006 remake.

April 3, 2009 Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | Comment
FILMINK (Australia)

There are some beautifully constructed, elaborately inventive sequences of mayhem involving sight gags; then there are the scenes in between, when people talk. These are mostly disappointing.

April 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | Comment
Sydney Morning Herald

Steve Martin reprises his role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in this hideous sequel to a boring remake.

April 2, 2009 Full Review Source: MovieWeb | Comment

Nothing in this sequel of the remake makes us groan with embarrassment, as several scenes in the first one did

March 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | Comment
Urban Cinefile

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March 22, 2009 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | Comment
Movies for the Masses

Much of the "comedy" in The Pink Panther 2 is a rehashing of the jokes from the first film.

March 8, 2009 Full Review Source: PopMatters | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Pink Panther 2

Sequel to Pink Panther is just as bad as the first. Steve Martin's inspector Clouseau is unfunny and quite irritating, instead of being funny. I felt that this film missed the mark. This is an awful sequel to an already awful film. I really don't know why this was made. The first film was dreadful. The acting and story

September 20, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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As much as I love Steve Martin.... his Inspector Clouseau character is too much of a buffoon versus accidentally ingenious. More annoying than the Insp. Clouseau he could portray in a more clever way. John Cleese offers the only really brilliant comedic performance.

February 4, 2009
Tomassgringo

Super Reviewer

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