The Pink Panther [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of The Pink Panther [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Steve Martin Tried too Hard
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie was not funny. Martin is usually great, but for some reason, this role was a mis-match for him. Movie Review: "He's got white hair, a thin mustache... Brimming with confidence, and *completely* lost."
Summary: 3 Stars
When famous soccer coach Yves Gluant (Jason Statham) is killed, and the Pink Panther diamond gone missing, police chief inspector Dreyfuss (Kevin Kline) appoints inept cop Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) to inspector status and sends him out to distract media attention. But Clouseau is not alone: he gets help from secretary Nicole (Emily Mortimer) and second-class detective Ponton (Jean Reno) to keep him out of trouble. Suspects include soccer coach Yuri (Henry Czerny) and Yves' girlfriend/R&B songstress Xania (Beyonce Knowles), the latter who may know more about what happened than anyone else.
My word, Steve Martin is quite around a lot. From hosting several times on "Saturday Night Live" (including last weekend) to starring in several big movies ("Shopgirl" and "Cheaper by the Dozen 2"), the 60-year-old comic is making his presence known in theaters. This time, he's starring in "The Pink Panther", a prequel to the Peter Sellers original. Directed by Shawn Levy ("Cheaper by the Dozen"), the movie retains the original's madcap comedy agenda with a lot of pratfalls. Despite some questionable attempts at humor (boy, Jacques Clouseau keeps falling a lot), "The Pink Panther" is funny, thanks to Martin's dedication.
Fresh off a clunky hosting gig on "SNL", Martin jumps into the role of Clouseau, and we see him back doing the kind of goofy comedy that was seen in movies like "The Jerk" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels". A lot of good moments he owns includes doing questionable acts toward Nicole (this movie's rated PG, by the way), getting his finger caught in a door, and getting his lower area electrocuted (belly laughs are ensured here). Oh, and the flatulence humor is inevitable, but it's funnier than it's written on paper.
But in the hands of Shawn Levy, various amounts of humor are scattershot and unable to be enjoyed by the audience. I blame him for choosing Jean Reno to play the sidekick, because the French actor doesn't seem to be one for mugging, thus harboring the chance for the sexual humor to take off. And the director might have copied off of "Taxi" where Clouseau tries to parallel park, and he takes a bumper off the car behind him (sorry, it wasn't funny then, and it sure as hell ain't funny now). He does better than he did in critically bashed movies like "Just Married" and "CBTD", but Levy doesn't seem to try anything above sophomoric humor.
"The Pink Panther" boasts an incredibly huge cast of popular A-list stars. Sadly, they're not used to max potential. Beyonce Knowles, showing off comic flair - and an ode to blaxploitation films - in the last "Austin Powers" movie, isn't given much to do other than be seductive, then disappears for a long time. Kristin Chenowith, another comedic actress with potential, doesn't stay in the movie for long to offer energy that she displayed in "Bewitched".
But what's really baffling - and I stress when I say "baffling" - is the cameo of Jason Statham as the coach of the movie. Buddy, I wouldn't make this up if I wanted to. It's bad, because of the minimal amount of screen time he's taking advantage of. His talent is too good to play a cameo in a "small" film like this. He should stick to leading roles.
Despite all that complaining, "The Pink Panther" remains an entertaining movie. Steve Martin is as funny as ever, even at the age of 60, giving old-timer Leslie Nielson a run for the money. His screen presence is possibly the sole reason to see this flick, even if it can't hold up to Peter Sellars' career-making classic.
Movie Review: Good One
Summary: 4 Stars
This is not a bad one, but a "good one" as Clouseau says several times in this film. It's not a remake of the original but a new story based on the theft once more of the famous Pink Panther diamond and murder of its last owner. One thing about this film is that it gives Steve Martin a chance to act rather than present a variation of his usual self up there on the screen. He does not try to copy Seller's interpretation of the role that he had long established but uses elements from Seller's and his own film experiences to create something new, different yet recognizable. Martin's performance, though strained at times, really comes through in the final third of the film and he shows us a bit of some witt lacking in Seller's performance. Martin's performance is closer to Arkin's in 1968's INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU. You actually have an amount of empathy for Martin and that seems so work and save this film. The titles are good behind the "Pink Panther" theme and the rest of the score even demonstrates some moving innovation at times. In all this is not a bad Pink Panther film. It's familiar but just a little different and updated for the times.Movie Review: Sit back and enjoy the movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I saw the previews for this movie at the theatre, I thought, how dumb, he keeps hurting himself. I watched the movie with my son and it was actually very good. Steve Martin is a WONDERFUL actor. He plays a great inspector!!Movie Review: I was looking forward to seing this and laughing BUT...
Summary: 1 Stars
It is not funny. Horrible movie.