The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2 lacks anything that can be considered entertaining. Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin) teams up with a squad of international detectives (Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki) to stop a thief known as The Tornado, whose been stealing famous artifacts around the world. This translates to 90 minutes of Clouseau fumbling around like a moron, falling down and saying stupid things while everyone around him just shakes their head.

Names like Lily Tomlin and John Cleese are also in this movie and the entire time I wondered “Why?” It’s probably for the same reason the rest of the cast is: it’s an easy paycheck. That, and remakes are awesome, right? Not so much. Martin carries the screentime workload while the rest of the cast floats through the movie as if they’re painfully waiting for it all to be over.

Slapstick comedy can be funny if done right, and The Pink Panther 2 is a perfect example of how it’s done WRONG. The plot is boring and predictable every step of the way; even I was able to figure out who the thief was immediately upon their entrance. When people do fake foreign accents in order to be comedic, it’s not funny. It will never be funny. Steve Martin’s acting is contrived and over the top in this movie, and that’s a shame. What’s even more shameful is that The Pink Panther 2 does a disappointing job of paying tribute to the series it was created after.