| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Steve Martin | ... | Clouseau | |
| Kevin Kline | ... | Dreyfus | |
| Jean Reno | ... | Ponton | |
| Emily Mortimer | ... | Nicole | |
| Henry Czerny | ... | Yuri | |
| Kristin Chenoweth | ... | Cherie | |
| Roger Rees | ... | Raymond Larocque | |
| Beyoncé | ... | Xania (as Beyoncé Knowles) | |
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Philip Goodwin | ... | Deputy Chief Renard |
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Henri Garcin | ... | President |
| William Abadie | ... | Bizu | |
| Daniel Sauli | ... | Music Producer | |
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Jean Dell | ... | Justice Minister Clochard |
| Anna Katarina | ... | Agent Corbeille | |
| Nick Toren | ... | Agent Savard | |
Before thousands of enthusiastic spectators at the World Cup semi-finals between France and China, an elusive professional assassin murders the famous French coach, and manages, somehow, to steal from his hand his prized possession--the priceless Pink Panther diamond ring. Now, of all the Parisian Police Force's detectives, the deceitful Chief Inspector, Dreyfus, decides to appoint the maladroit investigator, Jacques Clouseau, to this difficult and mysterious case, knowing that the eccentric gendarme is way out of his depth. Does Dreyfus have a hidden agenda? Can France's clueless and most bumbling officer of the law piece together the scarce leads to pull off a surprising success? Written by Nick Riganas
While obviously nothing can hold a candle to Peter Sellers and the original Pink Panther, I was pleasantly surprised with this new installment. I went in being very skeptical, but I laughed through most of the movie, and left satisfied by the experience. Beyonce really should stick to singing, so it was good that her speaking role wasn't very big; honestly a different person for her role would have made the movie better. At the movie theater or renting it later, it is definitely worth a look. Plenty of slap-stick, and Martin's accent is more over the top than Sellers, which made some of the situations very funny. And yes, his pronunciation of "hamburger" features quite prominently in it.