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2006
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Positive Reviews
25
Negative reviews
35
Average Rating
2.3
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2.5
The sight of the handsome, white haired Martin (black moustache smartly trimmed and eyebrows set on Go!)
EW
1.9
At every moment in the movie, I was aware that Peter Sellers was Clouseau, and Steve Martin was not. I hadnt realized how thoroughly Sellers and Edwar ..
Rogerebert
1.9
But in a film thats already established its protagonist as a raging, loathsome man, theres no room here for romantic notions of crime.
0.0
Martin seems much too aware of what hes doing all of the time hes a postmodern wild and crazy guy in a role that requires a real actor, one with a com ..
1.0
If you think theres no possible way that anyone can actually stretch a leaky fountain pen makes shirt messy joke for that long, well, dear reader, you ..
E Film Critic
4.0
As in his early stand up routines, we can feel superior to Steve Martins immature, likable character while adoring him at the same time.
E Film Critic
1.8
Of course, the momentum of Martins silliness can only take the production halfway, and the script just isnt up to snuff in this latest stab at killing ..
E Film Critic
0.0
The distinction is worth emphasizing: The problem is not that Martins strategy isnt like Sellers but rather that Martins comic strategy isnt funny on ..
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
I guess thats better than going with The Pink Panther: The Phantom Menace.
Cinema Blend
1.8
Instead of the perfectly calibrated Sellers Edwards routines we get hit and (mostly) miss slapstick from Martin and Levy and jokes about flatulence an ..
One Guys Opinion
1.3
The film is bad enough in its own right that it wont work even for those who dont know who Peter Sellers is it will seem disposable and silly, with to ..
ReelViews
3.8
But her benumbed performance isnt helped by a self conscious tendency to laugh affectionately at Clouseaus antics.
Usa Today
3.1
...a slight yet sporadically hilarious update of the classic Peter Sellers/Blake Edwards film series.
Reel Film Reviews
1.8
This remake, sadly, is far inferior to the original two Pink Panther films, despite the top notch talent involved.
Lariat
1.5
And if nothing else, you can appreciate how fully committed Martin is to the mediocrity hes dealing with.
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
For now, though its a mixed blessing, this seems like the movie Martin deserves.
News Review
2.5
Although it doesnt stand up to the originals, its not half bad, thanks to a script that has moments of genuine wit.
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
The film has an extremely high gag rate its just a shame that so few of them actually work.
View London
4.2
Martin has been mired in family comedies like the Cheaper By the Dozen series where he doesnt really get to cut loose, so many of us may have forgotte ..
Cs Monitor
2.5
To get any enjoyment out of The Pink Panther, you have to forget that Peter Sellers ever played Inspector Jacques Clouseau.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
... an hour and a half of an audio assault on your ears, as Steve Martin hams it up for all hes worth with the silliest accent in recent memory.
Internet Reviews
2.5
Still, the new Panther is harmless enough, even if it doesnt stand to advance Franco American relations.
Boston
1.0
Significantly, he never doubts himself hes not smart enough for self realization.
Mountain X
4.5
With nowhere else to go and nothing fresh to bring to the same story the third time out, Wong and Morgan have gone beyond the pale with this, a verita ..
1.9
As if the curse of the Pink Panther wasnt dire enough, Martins Clouseau is haunted by more than the ghost of Peter Sellers. Hes also being trailed by ..
Toronto Star
4.5
No matter what hes doing, making people laugh comes easy for Martin and his performance in this movie is no exception.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Martins valiant performance, however hamstrung by Sellers ghost, is mired in a silly, inane plot that keeps the movie firmly grounded.
Q Network
4.5
Still, The Pink Panther isnt anywhere near as bad as it could be.
Slate
1.5
This remake is a sorry disappointment, but Paris has never looked more ravishing and theres nothing hackneyed about Henry Mancinis unforgettable Pink ..
0.0
...below average in every aspect except one: it like almost every other remake in recent memory is completely unnecessary.
Flim Threet
1.0
FLAT FOOTED FARCE Along the way, this flat footed farce claims the scalps of such talents as Kevin Kline (as the duplicitous Chief Inspector Dreyfus), ..
Bbc
1.9
A ninety minute movie containing two or three big laughs, another two or three small ones, and eighty surrounding minutes of lazy, misguided, laughles ..
The Movie Boy
3.0
Martins Clouseau is as clumsy and hapless as his predecessor and probably more innocent.
Calendar Live
3.5
But Martin definitely makes Clouseau live again, and the movie is Hollywoods most spiritually faithful remake in years.
Seattle Pi
0.5
The opening titles with Henry Mancinis wonderful theme played under them comprise the best of this film. Then the movie starts and the entertainment s ..
Tony Medley
1.8
Director Shawn Levy (Cheaper By The Dozen) makes insipid use of an overly bombastic musical score in overt attempts at milking audience reaction from ..
Coles Mithey
1.5
Martin sets up several effective sight gags and gives himself a few good one liners, but he also writes running gags that arent funny the first time a ..
Pajiba
2.5
Pity, because whether the suits greenlighting things like this realize it or not, the fact that theyve sacrificed both art and creativity in pursuit o ..
Movie Freak
2.0
To top it off, every time its even remotely close to being funny the filmmakers seem compelled to add a bumbling capper that isnt needed and doesnt ad ..
2.5
Well, The Pink Panther is bad, a scattershot affair with more embarrassing moments than laughs.
Groucho Reviews
3.0
Steve Martin was able to do what no one had done so far follow in the footsteps of Peter Sellers.
7M Pictures
2.5
Hollywood mistakenly believes we, as adults, want to see cultural memories of our childhood revisited, but in reality, all it does is make us yearn fo ..
E Online
2.5
Peter Sellers was Inspector Clouseau. Steve Martin is merely playing Clouseau. Big difference.
Kansas City
3.1
An American pretending to be a Frenchman pretending to be American thats intrinsically funny in concept and Martin executes it well into reality.
Ross Anthony
3.0
Clouseau isnt just inept, hes a clear and present danger to vowels, syntax, common sense, and public safety.
Killer Movie Reviews
0.0
Having a dark moustache with his trademark shocking gray hair doesnt help.
Waffle Movies
3.0
I am a huge fan of Steve Martin and did like him as Clouseau. The film didnt live up to expectations, but his likeability did.
Movie Web
1.5
Martin, as we all know, has fine comic gifts, but hes doing a conscientious impersonation here.
Window To The Movies
3.8
The story makes no sense and doesnt matter, except as an excuse to break stuff, set stuff on fire, crash bicycles and shoot poison darts across casino ..
Chron
1.5
The one interesting feature is Clive Owens brief appearance as a Bondian superspy, a vignette that hints at what kind of movies we might instead be en ..
Or Lando Weekly
2.2
The most effective way of reviewing the new Pink Panther movie would be to issue two reviews. One would be a simply worded warning to adults: Skip it ..
Guide Live
3.1
This fairly tame Panther remake works on at least one level: It claws its way straight to the shallow soul of 10 year olds made hysterical by flatulen ..
Denver Post
3.8
If you can divorce yourself from total allegiance to the original %u2013 or if you have no allegiance to the original then this is an enjoyable movie ..
Aisle Seat
2.5
...only manages to conjure up our nostalgic appreciation for the late and great Peter Sellers this flaccid farce doesnt look pretty in Pink the millio ..
Movie Eye
2.0
Brilliant Martin, an intellectual comic who started his career slumming in sophomoric slapstick, is entirely too uptight to be genius Sellers greatest ..
Orlando Sentinel
1.5
Heres all you need to know: Clouseau now surfs the Internet under the e mail handle Doctor Knockers, and has to take Viagra before getting comfy in th ..
IGN Movies
2.5
The Pink Panther is like a pratfall that doesnt work. It should be funny, but it hurts more than it should.
Detroit News
2.8
Steve Martin is set up to play a role of bumbler and fumbler, but unfortunately the entire movie bumbles and fumbles.
Compuserve
2.5
Think Pink When it comes to The Pink Panther, dont think. Youll have a lot more fun that way.
Review Journal
1.9
Others register nicely, particularly Mortimer, who demonstrates a bug eyed, loopy charm.
Seattle Times
1.5
Shawn Levy doesnt have the hubris of Bernard Henri Levy (no relation).
Web Archive
3.5
Martin is charming as Clouseau and, after all the bad buzz leading up to release, I think Sony is actually going to have a hit on their hands.
Film Force Ign
3.0
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
Premiere Magazine
2.2
Clouseau isnt all that funny because hes trying too hard in a part that requires effortless stupidity.
Reel Times: Reflections on ..
3.8
To say that Steve Martin does justice to the Pink Panther film series is not to say that you should drop everything and run out to see Martins The Pin ..
Suburban Chicago News
1.9
An uncomfortable attempt to tap into the essence of the classic Panther films while updating it for modern audiences who might not know Inspector Clou ..
1.3
Enough, already. Its time for an intervention. Steve Martin, youre no longer allowed to work with director Shawn Levy.
Arizona Daily Star
3.1
It doesnt quite work, particularly for those viewers who remember Sellers, in the same way no one but Sean Connery can ever really be James Bond.
1.5
While Martin leaps wholeheartedly into this role, his slavish imitation of Sellers work is a bit thin.
4.5
Rent Sellers greatest Panther film, A Shot in the Dark, stay home and laugh your head off.
Democratand Chronicle
2.5
With so much resting on Martin, Pink Panther falls prey to the great equalizer of all star over substance comedies: the 45 minute mark.
Sac Ticket
2.5
You could wander into The Pink Panther for any 15 minute period, laugh a couple of times and leave without wondering for a moment how things will turn ..
2.5
Its more than a little sad to see Steve Martin a talent who himself is incomparable attempt to imitate the inimitable Peter Sellers.
Tyler Morning Telegraph (T ..
3.0
A fun and animated return to film for one of cinemas favourite characters, and a treat for the generation that have never seen him before.
The Brag
1.3
Without a whit of subtlety, this tired retread induces nary a laugh, only groans of disbelief that were expected to find such a sorry string of dumb p ..
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