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12/30/06
Pink Panther (2006)
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Reviews Counted:138
Fresh:32
Rotten:106
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: Though Steve Martin is game, the particulars of the Inspector Clouseau character elude him in this middling update.
Theatrical Release:17-03-2006
Synopsis: Reviving the beloved comedy franchise THE PINK PANTHER, the brilliant Steve Martin returns to his slapstick physical-comedy roots. After years of flirting with the world of high culture--from his... [More]
Starring: Steve Martin, Beyonce Knowles, Jean Reno, Kevin Kline
Director: Shawn Levy
Reviews for Pink Panther
Top CriticThe plot, needless to say, is negligible.
06/24/06
Top CriticAs for Martin, no matter how many he times he stumbles, fumbles, burns his balls or mispronounces the word hamburger, he never gets close to making the Clouseau persona his own.
03/14/06
Top CriticThe film has an extremely high gag rate - it's just a shame that so few of them actually work.
03/16/06
Although it doesn't stand up to the originals, it's not half bad, thanks to a script that has moments of genuine wit.
02/09/06
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04/01/06
This one will make you laugh early and often, and send you out of the theater in a cheerful mood. And, really, what more could you ask?
03/11/06
Top Criticit doesn't stink. Au contraire: It's good. Maybe not a masterwork, but good enough to redeem the series and its intrepid, mustachioed twit.
02/10/06
a mixed bag, but while the jokes misfire as often as they hit their target . . .when it works, it is very, very funny.
02/07/06
Despite 'bending it a little,' Steve Martin manages to capture the humorous essence of Inspector Clouseau's character.
02/10/06
Martin, at least, gives it a Herculean effort.
02/09/06
Martin's Clouseau is as clumsy and hapless as his predecessor and probably more innocent.
02/09/06
Top CriticDarned if it isn't pretty good. Martin is not as distinctive as Sellers, but not many people are watching those Sellers films these days and Martin knows the most important thing about this character: silliness.
02/09/06
While it's not up to the Sellers ones from the '60s and '70s, like the Sellers-less Curse of and Son of, it definitely has its moments.
02/11/06
A fun and animated return to film for one of cinema's favourite characters, and a treat for the generation that have never seen him before.
04/12/06
The Pink Panther does justice to the old Blake Edwards/Peter Sellers crime comedies -- it's almost as good as the best of those films, far better than the worst -- but doesn't depend on viewers being familiar with them.
02/09/06
...a slight yet sporadically hilarious update of the classic Peter Sellers/Blake Edwards film series.
08/26/06
If You Go In Making Comparisons To Peter Sellers, You're Going To Be Disappointed.
02/15/06
Surprisingly lively and hilarious.
02/10/06
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