France's come-from-behind victory in the World Cup soccer championships turns tragic when the team's coach, Yves Gulant, is murdered during a post-game celebration. Gulant's girlfriend, pop star Xania, 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 of the Paris Police pledges to put his best man on the case. However, somehow the astoundingly clumsy but consistently lucky Inspector Jacques Clouseau gets the assignment instead, and with his assistant, Gendarme Gilbert Ponton, 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.
This film features Steve Martin acting completely inept and goofy - pretty much like he does in most of his movies. If you like Steve Martin and like slapstick comedy, you'll love this film. There were some very funny parts, but there were a lot of really dumb scenes as well. If something could go wrong, it did and usually made a big mess. It was amusing in the beginning, but got a little old as the film wore on - good thing it's only 90 minutes. I expected just what I saw, so I wasn't disappointed with hopes for a high quality, clever comedy. As long as you go in with the right expectations, you might actually chuckle a few times.
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyonce Knowles, Jean Reno
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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