With a memorable scene in a nudist colony. In 'A Shot in the Dark' (1964) Sellers returns as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau trying to clear a beautiful parlour maid's name of murder, despite all the evidence to the contrary.
Leaving a trail of destruction in his path, Sellers brings his comic genius to the film. Little does he know that his wife's lover and thief are the same man.
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'The Pink Panther' (1963) was the launch of the Pink Panther series and introduced Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau who becomes determined to capture a jewel thief who has lifted the infamous 'Pink Panther' diamond. If Sellers is up there watching, then this "Pink Panther" will have him seeing red.Synopsis: A box set of five Pink Panther films. It is a superior film in every way, and a reminder that you can't force comic brilliance. If this is your first visit with "The Pink Panther," then I simply must insist you rent Sellers' 1964 original film. The sad truth is even the late Henry Mancini's magnificent original "Pink Panther" score has been altered by Christophe Beck in such a way that it feels artificial and trivial. Martin is intelligent AND Martin can also do physical comedy with the best of them.so why does everything here feel so damn forced and uncomfortable? The answer, I fear, is Levy's unsure and remarkably unsteady directing hand.
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Shawn Levy directs Martin for the third time (the "Cheaper by the Dozen" films) and still hasn't learned how to direct Martin's "Wild and Crazy Guy" dual acting personalities. Martin should have trusted his gut feeling and avoided this horrid retread.
I have read that Martin had serious reservations about tackling such an iconic cinema character created with untouchable style by Peter Sellers. Yet, everything in "The Pink Panther" feels forced and lacks the spirit, charm and natural humor of the original "Pink Panther" films. Martin's performance certainly has its moments, Mortimer is utterly charming and the production design offers stellar views of England and Clouseau's vehicle reminds me of my affection for European vehicles. "The Pink Panther" is only mildly worth a view. The script's attempt, however, to build a chemistry between Clouseau and Nicole falls embarrassingly flat. Mortimer offers an on target performance as the charming, loyal assistant to Clouseau. Perhaps the only supporting performance that really works on every level is that of Emily Mortimer as Nicole. Reno, on the other hand, offers his usual dependable performance as a dry, observant detective instructed by Dreyfus to keep an eye on Clouseau. Knowles is basically recreating her Austin Powers' role that allows her to look beautiful, sing and pretend to be human. Other supporting players include Beyonce' Knowles and Jean Reno. As Chief Inspector Dreyfus, Kevin Kline may get his sorely needed modest hit, but this is yet another in a string of tired, repetitive performances.
Martin, who has always had a gift for physical comedy, performs admirably here but he's unfortunately placed in a film that offers almost nothing original and very little funny. This PSA is, in fact, much funnier than anything in "The Pink Panther."
Have you seen Martin's laugh out loud funny film PSA encouraging people to turn off their cell phones? It has been playing as sort of a "Panther" tease before many films recently. The script, co-penned by the usually insightful Martin, is a tired, hole-filled retread of previously seen gags, stereotypical Clouseau behaviors and Martin's old, but occasionally entertaining, physical comedy and garbled linguistics. In this "Pink Panther" we learn that Clouseau was his usual bumbling self in a smaller England town when Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Kevin Kline) pegs him to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the Pink Panther diamond. Despite the relatively inspired choice of Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau, "The Pink Panther" is a vastly unfunny, often uninspired prequel to the films created by Blake Edwards and the far superior Peter Sellers.
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