The Pink Panther

Name: The Pink Panther
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Crime
Released: February 10, 2006
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Jean Reno, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin

2006

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Sony Pictures Releasing | Release Date: February 10, 2006 | PG

Starring: Jean Reno, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin

Summary: In this action-packed comedy, the bumbling Inspector Closeau (Martin) takes on his most important case ever. (Sony)

Director: Shawn Levy

Genre(s): Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG

Runtime: 93 min

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Peter Rainer

The staging of the physical comedy in The Pink Panther is not always adept - director Shawn Levy is no Blake Edwards - but Martin, who co-wrote the screenplay, keeps spinning in his own orbit anyway. And what an orbit it is. Read full review

Carina Chocano

The best thing about the replica is how wholeheartedly Martin throws himself into the physical comedy, which is uniformly hilarious. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Neither the disaster one might have suspected nor a fully realized madcap farce; rather, Steve Martin's foray as Inspector Clouseau exhibits bursts of wild-and-craziness, but hardly enough to sustain even its relatively brief running time. Read full review

Christopher Orr

With the exception of one scene with an accent coach, his (Martin) Clouseau is flabby and obvious, like your dad doing an impression at the dinner table. Read full review

Roger Ebert

At every moment in the movie, I was aware that Peter Sellers was Clouseau, and Steve Martin was not. I hadn't realized how thoroughly Sellers and Edwards had colonized my memory. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

The mirthlessly sadistic gags tend to target people in wheelchairs or hospital beds and betray a mild if all-encompassing disgust for the source material and the audience. Read full review

Pete Vonder Haar

Sellers' comic mastery is completely fumbled by Martin and director Shawn Levy. Read full review

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KatelynB

Feb 22, 2009

This was an entertaining movie and deserves a 100 I think steve Martin did a captivating job, playing Clouseau.This a movie people will remember for ages!

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MatthewL.

Apr 26, 2006

That was the best comedy show I ever saw in years! I almost died of laughing!The oringinal one sucks!

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JaredB.

Jan 8, 2007

Oh, give me a break! This movie was not that bad. It had a lot of really, really funny gags. Granted, some relied on gross-out humor. However, if I were to select someone to fill the great Peter Sellers' shoes, Steve Martin is exactly the guy I'd pick. My only real complaint is Oh, give me a break! This movie was not that bad. It had a lot of really, really funny gags. Granted, some relied on gross-out humor. However, if I were to select someone to fill the great Peter Sellers' shoes, Steve Martin is exactly the guy I'd pick. My only real complaint is that they didn't give Kristen Chenoweth's character enough screen time. Otherwise, a fall-down funny film.… Expand

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Susan

Feb 13, 2006

Okay, Steve Martin is not Peter Sellers, but this film is an enjoyable way to pass the time. Jean Reno and Kevin Kline are great and Martin is pretty good if you're not spending all your time making unfair comparisons. Go with low expectations and you'll be very pleasantly surprised.

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Rev.Rikard

Feb 20, 2006

Let's be honest, Peter Sellers will always be "The" pink panther. Still, if anyone could pull off a refreshing visit with this long lost friend it would be Steve Martin. This movie doesn't dispel the judgment that Martin remains among the funniest people in the business; however, Let's be honest, Peter Sellers will always be "The" pink panther. Still, if anyone could pull off a refreshing visit with this long lost friend it would be Steve Martin. This movie doesn't dispel the judgment that Martin remains among the funniest people in the business; however, it does reveal that he should start picking his scripts more carefully. This screen-play did not tap into bumbling character personified in Sellers. It is little more than slap-stick comedy with few novel gags. Like many "comedies"? this film tries to make us laugh with sophmoric, toilet humor. Martin doesn't need it to be funny. Consequently, the Pink Panther remains where he should be: laid to rest as one of the great comic characters of the 70s. Steve Martin remains where he has been for some time: looking for that script that resurrects his comic genius.… Expand

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DaveQ.

Jul 24, 2006

Steve Martin has finally hit bottom. I guess he can only go up from here, right? I'm not so sure. If you had seen any of the Sellers Panthers your only reaction could be to cry, not laugh.

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Duke_Nukem

Oct 12, 2015

When you see how Steve Martin completely messes up his interpretation of Clouseau, you start to realise how incredible gifted Peter Sellers (the one and only Clouseau) was.

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