
Before thousands of enthusiastic spectators at the World Cup semi-finals between France and China, an elusive professional assassin murders the famous French coach, and manages, somehow, to steal from his hand his prized possession--the priceless Pink Panther diamond ring. Now, of all the Parisian Police Force's detectives, the deceitful Chief Inspector, Dreyfus, decides to appoint the maladroit investigator, Jacques Clouseau, to this difficult and mysterious case, knowing th... (Full plot summary below)
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Before thousands of enthusiastic spectators at the World Cup semi-finals between France and China, an elusive professional assassin murders the famous French coach, and manages, somehow, to steal from his hand his prized possession--the priceless Pink Panther diamond ring. Now, of all the Parisian Police Force's detectives, the deceitful Chief Inspector, Dreyfus, decides to appoint the maladroit investigator, Jacques Clouseau, to this difficult and mysterious case, knowing that the eccentric gendarme is way out of his depth. Does Dreyfus have a hidden agenda? Can France's clueless and most bumbling officer of the law piece together the scarce leads to pull off a surprising success?
Leave your thoughts about The Pink Panther.
| Now Playing MagazineBrent SimonMartin, at least, gives it a Herculean effort. |
| Dallas Morning NewsTom MaurstadThe most effective way of reviewing the new Pink Panther movie would be to issue two reviews. One would be a simply worded warning to adults: Skip it if you can. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekInstead of the perfectly calibrated Sellers-Edwards routines we get hit-and-(mostly)-miss slapstick from Martin and Levy and jokes about flatulence and Viagra. |
| Planet Sick-BoyJon PopickA movie clearly made for (and probably by) people of the retarded persuasion. If you enjoy it, odds are you're missing a chromosome. Or have an extra one, or something. |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark Pfeiffer[Steve Martin's] Clouseau isn't all that funny because he's trying too hard in a part that requires effortless stupidity. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel CaterThe prospect of reviving Peter Sellers' Pink Panther character, Inspector Jacques Clouseau, may not tickle anyone pink, but Steve Martin's version isn't nearly as bad as you'd think. |
| Houston ChronicleAmy Biancolliit doesn't stink. Au contraire: It's good. Maybe not a masterwork, but good enough to redeem the series and its intrepid, mustachioed twit. |
| PremiereJohn MiglioreThis one will make you laugh early and often, and send you out of the theater in a cheerful mood. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldMartin, who hasn't really clicked in a movie in years, hits the target this time with an Inspector Clouseau who is even more relentlessly annoying (and strangely endearing) than Sellers managed to be in his last several outings. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanIf you can divorce yourself from total allegiance to the original %u2013 or if you have no allegiance to the original - then this is an enjoyable movie with some real laughs courtesy of a modern day comic genius. |