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RobberyFranceParisFranceDiamondInvestigationInspectorFootball (soccer)KillerClouseauMurder hunt

Shawn Levy

Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Kevin Kline, Beyoncé, Emily Mortimer, Henry Czerny

Len Blum, Steve Martin, Len Blum, Michael Saltzman

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures, Robert Simonds Productions

Taglines: Pardon His French.

When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector Jacques Clouseau to the case.

Reviews:

Author: tricksy
From the beginning I knew a prequel to the PINK PANTHER series would be an abomination. I did not, however, think it would be worse than I expected. I went to see the movie because I am a fan of Steve Martin and his writing. His attempt at either imitating or recreating the Clouseau role (whichever it was) was, in the very least, a failed accomplishment. The beauty of the Sellers "Clouseau" was the subtlety that Sellers brought to the character. He was clumsy as opposed to stupid. The real humor in the originals is that Clouseau would solve the case, more or less, by accident through his faults. Thus when he received acclaim it was that much more humorous. Martin's "Clouseau" is stupid and vain and has no likable traits. He actually has some police skills that help him in the end, but are not in the vain of Clouseau. He is NOT Clouseau. Why would anyone want to recreate a character that was perfect?