The Pink Panther (Steve Martin) Collection

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The Pink Panther 2

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Columbia Pictures

Robert Simonds Productions

United States of America

English

Steve Martin

Jean Reno

Emily Mortimer

Andy Garcia

Alfred Molina

Yuki Matsuzaki

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

John Cleese

Lily Tomlin

Jeremy Irons

Johnny Hallyday

Geoffrey Palmer

Philip Goodwin

Armel Bellec

Lewis D. Wheeler

Richard LaFrance

Simon Green

Federico Castelluccio

Abe Lee Tsunenori

Harold Chin

Harry Van Gorkum

Michael Allosso

Zofia Moreno

Alexis Furic

Réna Kano

Jonathan Dino

Sharon Tay

Thomas Derrah

Joshua R. Roberts

Christy Scott Cashman

Joe Drago

Oscar Valero

Omayra Amaya

Lia Ochoa

Christiane Amanpour

Kt Baldassaro

Eric Bruno Borgman

Eamon Brooks

Jodie Brunelle

Hélène Cardona

Lisa Cohen

Damien Di Paola

Jeff DuJardin

Vincent J. Earnshaw

Tom Gilligan

Jennifer Gjulameti

Judith Godrèche

Steven Howitt

Kimmie Johnson

Kate Jurdi

Frederick Keeve

Dan Marshall

Peggy McClellan

Paul Melendy

Joseph Oliveira

Chris Palermo

Donna Glee Reim

Alan Resnic

Linda Sans

Vyvian B. Stevens

Karen Strassman

Mike Wendt

Evgeniy Lazarev

Desiree April Connolly

Jack Met

Julia Wong

Scott Neustadter

Ira Shuman

Ilene Starger

Michael H. Weber

Blake Edwards

Robert Simonds

Harald Zwart

Rusty Smith

Shawn Levy

Christophe Beck

Maurice Richlin

Chris Colombo

Don Abbatiello

Margot Boccia

Joanna Raskin

Marty Eli Schwartz

Peter Iovino

Fernand Bos

Karin Fong

Louis Guerra

Mark Bachman

Katrina Parsons

Scott D. Warner

Steven Ticknor

Cheryl Daniels

Bill Kent

Ernie F. Orsatti

Denis Garnier

Brian Gunter

Laurie Buehler

Dustin Bernard

John Ruggieri

Ian Mclaughlin

Courtney Schwartz

Brant S. Fagan

Martin Levent

Chloe Bartonio

Kevin Draves

Jerry DeCarlo

Paula Dion

Catherine Rooney

Elizabeth Cecchini

Justine Bosco

Greg ten Bosch

Peter D'Angelo

Bill Trautvetter

Nichole Pleau

Alex Chansky

Luis Moco

Stephen Crowley

Faires A. Sekiya

Jessica Trejos

Krista Selvaggio

Joseph G. Aulisi

Hee-soo Kim

Andrea Horta

Tateum Kohut

Martin Lopez

Kyle Rochlin

Ray Bivins

Norman Douglass

Lee-Anthony Holloway

Jeffrey King

Gérard Rival

Barry Spencer

Blair Scheller

Benoit Talenton

Jean-François Ferland

Ron South

Jade Quon

Kelly Cronin

Howard London

Seppe van Groeningen

Jane Oshita

David Foquin

William M. Weberg

Zoe E. Rotter

Rich Crescenti

Aaron Vexler

Wallace G. Lane Jr.

Carla Curry

Chris Barnes

Patrick Mel Hayes

John Medalin

Jason Bowen

Zachary K. Lazar

Vincent Guisetti

Andrew Bell

Emma C. Rotondi

Jacky Hardouin

Michael G. Richer

Burke Bryant

Julian J. Delacruz

Filipe Manuel Neto

**Frankly worse than its predecessor, despite an all-star cast that does everything they can to save the movie from complete disaster.**

After a good commercial success, the production of a second film "Pink Panther" was foreseeable, in an eventual attempt to resurrect the franchise that was successful thirty years ago, thanks to the talent of Peter Sellers. Despite the chorus of negative reviews, the film went ahead, but was unable to learn from the predecessor's weaknesses and weaknesses. All the salvific qualities that I observed in the previous film are still very present here, but the problems and the less positive points became even more evident.

Steve Martin continues, for me, to be one of the strengths of the film. It may displease a lot of people, but I think the actor was competent and did what was asked of him well. However, it seems to me undeniable that the material he was given to work with was weak, and the jokes designed for the character are not very interesting and do not deviate from the usual clichés of cheap and easy-going American comedies. Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer are still here, and both actors received more attention, more screen time and more relevance in this film. The two, each in their own way, play key roles in the plot and continue to do so to the best of their ability. The addition of John Cleese was really a bonus, as I felt several times that there was good working chemistry between him and Martin. The film also has good performances by Alfred Molina, Lily Tomlin, a decent (although not so good) performance by Andy Garcia, a cameo by Jeremy Irons and an unknown but sexy Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was chosen, I think, precisely because she's beautiful.

If the level of the cast has improved, and almost everyone seems to give a reasonably decent performance, the same cannot be said for the script, a ream of paper that has not been able to give them something truly good to shine. In fact, the script is the biggest problem with the film itself: the story told is too unrealistic, too far-fetched to be logical. Starting with the simple idea of a "dream team" of international detectives, full of egos and vanities, but condemned to work together to solve a series of crimes, different from each other, although apparently committed by the same man! It doesn't make sense, just like stolen items, precious pieces of art or history, but impossible to generate real interest in a thief (unless the idea was to ask for a ransom on the return of the stolen object). And then there are some details that are simply not acceptable: the fact that Clouseau doesn't seem to have the slightest idea who the Pope is, for example...

Technically, the film is very similar to its predecessor: the cinematography and film work reasonably well, and Paris is a beautiful, cinematic city. Again, the opening credits are very well executed, and Mancini's melody is well-used. However, the film has almost no soundtrack beyond that, and what it does have isn't particularly good or well-used. The editing seems clumsy and the pacing of the film is awkward, inharmonious, wasting time on silly things and rushing into scenes that deserved a few more minutes. The effects aren't great, and the movie, as a whole, looks cheaper and less professional than its immediate predecessor.

Watch the trailer for Pink Panther 2 - In Theaters 2/6/09

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Steve Martin

Jean Reno

Emily Mortimer

Andy Garcia

Alfred Molina

Yuki Matsuzaki

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

John Cleese

Lily Tomlin

Jeremy Irons

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