This movie is perhaps a little too weird in that it seems to take the characters from the Pink Panther movies way off the deep end. And while this makes for a very funny movie on the surface, down deep it shows that the series is sputtering a bit. Funny yes, but kind of dumb, too.
Chief Inspector Dreyfus takes center stage in this film as HE is the villain! After years of putting up with Clouseau's imbecility and somehow managing to avoid being killed by Dreyfus, the Chief Inspector has a plan to construct a doomsday weapon and force the rest of the world to kill Clouseau for him! This is very funny and the film abounds with cute scenes--it just is perhaps TOO odd and the film doesn't quite jell. A nice try, though.
Chief Inspector Dreyfus takes center stage in this film as HE is the villain! After years of putting up with Clouseau's imbecility and somehow managing to avoid being killed by Dreyfus, the Chief Inspector has a plan to construct a doomsday weapon and force the rest of the world to kill Clouseau for him! This is very funny and the film abounds with cute scenes--it just is perhaps TOO odd and the film doesn't quite jell. A nice try, though.