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Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Henry Czerny ... see more see more... , Kristin Chenoweth , Roger Rees , Beyonce Knowles , Delphine Chaneac , Boris McGiver , Jason Statham , William Abadie

The world's most inept detective returns to the screen in this modern slapstick comedy. France's come-from-behind victory in the World Cup soccer championships turns tragic when the team's coach, Yves... read more read more... Gulant (Jason Statham), is murdered during a post-game celebration. Gulant's girlfriend, pop star Xania (Beyoncé Knowles), was standing by his side as he was felled by a poisoned dart, and in the chaos that followed a diamond ring he gave her was stolen, which held one of the world's largest and most valuable jewels, known as "the Pink Panther." The media and the public demand that the killer be found out and brought to justice, and Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Kevin Kline) of the Paris Police pledges to put his best man on the case. However, somehow the astoundingly clumsy but consistently lucky Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) gets the assignment instead, and with his assistant, Gendarme Gilbert Ponton (Jean Reno), in tow, Clouseau follows a dizzying trail of clues from Paris to New York City as he attempts to recover the rare diamond and find the villains who killed Gulant. An updated variant on the Inspector Clouseau comedies that helped make Peter Sellers a major star in the United States, The Pink Panther also stars Emily Mortimer, Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Rees, and William Abadie; leading man Steve Martin also wrote the film's screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Shawn Levy

Release Date: February 10, 2006

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DVD Release Date: June 13, 2006

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    September 22, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    The Pink Panther is an awful and unnecessary remake of a classic comedy. Steve Martin is awful Clouseau. The film is terrible with bad acting and a bad attempt at comedy, this film fails at delivering anything clever to the screen. The Pink Panther is yet another remake that fail... read mores to hit the mark. I don't know what studio executives were thinking, but this film is a waste of time. Steve Martin is wasted here, and usually he's pretty funny, but not here. In this film, he is painfully annoying. The comedy doesn't work have the time, and the jokes feel lazy and uninspired. Steve Martin should've passed on this role, but he didn't. The Pink Panther is a horrible remake of a great classic. The jokes are childish and unfunny, and the film is forgettable. I hated this film because it offered nothing original and it was just a very bad rehash of the original. This film should've never been made, and this is a poor attempt at creating comedy. The Pink Panther falls flat in terms of bringing good, effective laughs. This is a film that you should avoid at all costs. There is absolutely nothing going on that will appeal to the fans of the original. I disliked this film, and is one of the worst comedy films that I had the misfortune to watch. An awful film with no direction, bad jokes and bad acting. This remake shouldn't have been made.
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    September 4, 2011
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    The Pink Panther diamond is missing.... And the world's greatest detective is solving the case one mistake at a time.

    Saw it again! Very funny movie! Beyonce was very sexy in this film.

    When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the ... read moreend of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Insp. Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector Jacques Clouseau to the case. His intention is to give a diversion to the press, while he uses his best men to chase the killer and thief. He assigns Gendarme Gilbert Ponton to work with Closeau and inform each step of the investigation. When Clouseau is nominated with honor to the highest prize in France, Dreyfus decides to humiliate Clouseau and take him out of the case. However Clouseau has already solved the mystery.
  • DreamExtractor
    August 15, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    Really stupid, Steve Martin can do better than this.
  • spielberg00
    July 29, 2011
    spielberg00
    Not the best remake, but let's just say I don't plan on seeing the second one.
  • fb1576983399
    June 25, 2011
    fb1576983399
    There is no point to this movie, no moral or story and critics are going to hate it. But it is just funny, funny for people of all ages. Yes their are fart jokes and slapstick but I am not holding any of it against this film. This is one that will make you laugh.
  • murphmann93
    June 24, 2011
    murphmann93
    I thought it was ok!
  • 3niR
    December 30, 2010
    3niR
    I love Pink Panther's cartoon. I used to watched that when I was young.
    Now about this movie, It was pretty hard for me to understand what Steve Martin was saying. What kind of accent was that? There were some funny scenes that was quite enjoyable and I think it would have been m... read moreore entertaining in the cinema hall rather than watching it at home all alone, sigh. But the movie itself does looked a bit lame... well here and there actually.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    June 26, 2010
    bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    this movie sucked, there was only one funny scene. D
  • fb733768972
    January 13, 2010
    fb733768972
    Not that good, although almost every scene is hard not to laugh at how stupid steve martin makes this unfunny film!
  • ScoopOnline
    December 1, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    It was not bad for a Remake, I rather stuck on the Original one.

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Critic Reviews

Richard Roeper
February 16, 2006
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

What is the point? Full Review

Ben Kenigsberg
February 14, 2006
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice

The most that can be said for this strenuously bland reconstitution is that Steve Martin was clearly alive during filming. But just how alive, unfortunately, is at issue. Full Review

James Berardinelli
February 11, 2006
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

For those who recall Sellers and the role he made famous, 'travesty' seems to be the right descriptor. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
February 10, 2006
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

As if the curse of the Pink Panther wasn't dire enough, Martin's Clouseau is haunted by more than the ghost of Peter Sellers. He's also being trailed by the old Steve Martin. Full Review

Dana Stevens
February 10, 2006
Dana Stevens, Slate

This movie leaves us with the stale whiff of fake nostalgia and something even more odoriferous: the smell of money. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
February 10, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

If The Pink Panther has any value at all, it's in the way its failure demonstrates the delicate nature of comedy, and the skill of other comedies by contrast. Full Review

Roger Moore
February 10, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Brilliant Martin, an intellectual comic who started his career slumming in sophomoric slapstick, is entirely too uptight to be genius Sellers' greatest creation. Full Review

Lisa Rose
February 10, 2006
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

The film has its stumbling points, but it offers a sufficient amount of laughter. Full Review

Kyle Smith
February 10, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

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 out. Full Review

Jack Mathews
February 10, 2006
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

Under his coat, the Panther must be pink with embarrassment. Full Review

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    • Inspector Jacques Clouseau: What? What did you say?
    • Gilbert Ponton: Nothing.
    • Inspector Jacques Clouseau: You mean, you didn't just say: 'Stop the car, dear God, I beg of you, stop the car'?
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