The Pink Panther:
No matter what cranky critics say, Steve Martin is brilliant as Inspector Clouseau. While you can't think of the Pink Panther films without thinking of Peter Sellers, Steve Martin defiantly rivals him, and is funnier than Mr. Sellers ever was. Also he has that accent down perfectly. Unfortunately, the movie wasn't as good as I would have hoped. It was still very enjoyable and a great family film, but the problem was it just wasn't funny enough. There were lots of scenes that were meant to get laughs but didn't. Half the jokes were people getting hurt in some comical way that little kids loved, apart from that there were also some scenes that made me laugh out loud too. Another small problem was that I figured out who the bad guy was from the get-go which made it not to exciting, but most others probably won't figure it out, I just watch too much "Monk".
The plot is simply this, after a famous soccer coach is murdered and his Pink Panther diamond stolen, bumbling idiot Inspector Clouseau must solve the case. Pretty straightforward plot which gets going the second the movie starts.
Other than my few complaints this movie was fun! I especially enjoyed the opening credits where the filmmakers brought back the cartoon panther. There is another enjoyable scene where Clouseau, for the life of him, cannot pronounce the word hamburger. The actors are quite good too, Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfus elicits some laughs, and surprisingly, Beyonce Knowles as Xania wasn't as annoying as I thought she'd be. Actually she was quite good. Overall, "The Pink Panther" is an enjoyable family flick that will keep you entertained for 93 minutes, and Steve Martin is oh so funny.
I give it 8 out of 10.
This film is rated PG for occasional crude and suggestive humor and language.
No matter what cranky critics say, Steve Martin is brilliant as Inspector Clouseau. While you can't think of the Pink Panther films without thinking of Peter Sellers, Steve Martin defiantly rivals him, and is funnier than Mr. Sellers ever was. Also he has that accent down perfectly. Unfortunately, the movie wasn't as good as I would have hoped. It was still very enjoyable and a great family film, but the problem was it just wasn't funny enough. There were lots of scenes that were meant to get laughs but didn't. Half the jokes were people getting hurt in some comical way that little kids loved, apart from that there were also some scenes that made me laugh out loud too. Another small problem was that I figured out who the bad guy was from the get-go which made it not to exciting, but most others probably won't figure it out, I just watch too much "Monk".
The plot is simply this, after a famous soccer coach is murdered and his Pink Panther diamond stolen, bumbling idiot Inspector Clouseau must solve the case. Pretty straightforward plot which gets going the second the movie starts.
Other than my few complaints this movie was fun! I especially enjoyed the opening credits where the filmmakers brought back the cartoon panther. There is another enjoyable scene where Clouseau, for the life of him, cannot pronounce the word hamburger. The actors are quite good too, Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfus elicits some laughs, and surprisingly, Beyonce Knowles as Xania wasn't as annoying as I thought she'd be. Actually she was quite good. Overall, "The Pink Panther" is an enjoyable family flick that will keep you entertained for 93 minutes, and Steve Martin is oh so funny.
I give it 8 out of 10.
This film is rated PG for occasional crude and suggestive humor and language.
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