The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Harald Zwart

Writers (WGA):

Scott Neustadter (screenplay) &
Michael H. Weber (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Mystery

Tagline:

Inspect the unexpected.

Plot:

Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.

Plot Keywords:

Inspector | Clouseau | Detective | Diamond | Team

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Inspector Jacques Clouseau
Jean Reno	...	Gendarme Gilbert Ponton
Emily Mortimer	...	Nicole Durant-Clouseau
Andy Garcia	...	Vicenzo
Alfred Molina	...	Chief Inspector Randall Pepperidge
Yuki Matsuzaki	...	Kenji Mazuto
Aishwarya Rai	...	Sonia Solandres (as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)
John Cleese	...	Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Lily Tomlin	...	Mrs. Berenger
Jeremy Irons	...	Alonzo Avellaneda
Johnny Hallyday	...	Laurence Milliken
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Joubert
Philip Goodwin	...	Renard
Armel Bellec	...	Louis
Jack Metzger	...	Antoine

Also Known As:

The Next Pink Panther (USA) (working title)
The Pink Panther Deux (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44259) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:PG | Norway:7 | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/6 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:10 | Peru:PT | France:U | Mexico:A | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Aishwarya Rai quickly accepted the part of Sonia Solandres as she grew up watching the original films and Steve Martin's previous films and she knew families would enjoy viewing it and have a good laugh, especially her husband Abhishek Bachchan's niece and nephew.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the shot where Clouseau jumps from the globe to the chandelier, the face of Steve Martin's stunt double is clearly visible.

Quotes:

Kenji: Have we decided on lunch?
Insp. Jacques Clouseau: I'm sure you'll be wanting sushi, my little yellow friend!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Trickboxx: Trickboxx.Kino! Im März" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Habanera Para Baile

Better than I've expected to be!

My opinion is that it was better than the 1st one. It was quick,the plot very interesting,I was easily absorbed(I did not realized how the time passed).As I was watching it in Greece some jokes were not very funny for those who do not understand English(as some quotes were like rhyming).I certainly would watch it again-I like this kind of humor. The actors were like a surprise to me because I did not know about the cast. The only thing that made made make a face was the pronunciation, from the beginning of the film mostly Mrs.Nicole made it too pronounced-of course "they were" french people but it was too much pointed out.The whole film was too good,I laughed with tears,the audience was attentive, everything went well-so good that I was not expected it -I have the opinion that part 2 can not be as good as the 1st one.Regards!