The Pink Panther 2 – Review
When setting out to review newest installment of the Pink Panther franchise, “The Pink Panther 2”, one phrase keeps coming to mind; “Dream Team”. Probably because the phrase is thrown around this movie so much it stop being funny really quick, perhaps even from as earlier as the first film. However the sequel of the remake of this legendary franchise doesn’t completely disappoint with an all-star cast full of comedy legends and beloved actors. Although the cast would seem to make for quite a great film, the film seems to be a bit a stretch and at the end of the day quite unnecessary.
Of course, for those of you that are familiar with the franchise, the film follows the fumbling but seemingly confident inspector Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) as he searches for the elusive and priceless titular diamond. Also on the prowl for many other historical and priceless treasures, the task is proven to be too much for the inspector and this is where the “Dream Team” comes in.
The dream team is made up of much of the All-Star cast I mentioned earlier including the Brit (Alfred Molina), Indian girl (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), the Italian (Andy Garci), and the Japanese guy (Yuki Matsuzaki). Other silver screen heavy weights joining the Dream Team as certain points throughout the film include Dreyfus (John Cleanse), and Ponton (Jean Reno).
Although the film was able to maintain a certain charm that originally made the franchise so beloved, it fails to capitalize on its cast and relies way too much on cheap laughs. For those of you that were fans of the first film, this sequel probably not disappoint, however it will certainly not become a classic like the original has.
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