The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
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Reviews Counted:127
Fresh:16
Rotten:111
Average Rating:3.5/10
Consensus: Underutilizing its talented cast, The Pink Panther 2 is little more than a series of lame slapstick gags.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Apr 2, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $35,922,978
Synopsis: With 2009’s THE PINK PANTHER 2, Steve Martin once again dons the mantle of the giddily absurd Inspector Clouseau. This time, the bumbling French lawman, relieved of meter-maid duty, attempts to... [More]
Starring: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Alfred Molina, Andy Garcia
Director: Harald Zwart
Reviews for The Pink Panther 2
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It's not only a pointless resurrection of Blake Edwards' classic comic franchise, but a formulaic photocopy of its predecessor -- Steve Martin's 2006 remake. Full Review |
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 3/5 |
There are some beautifully constructed, elaborately inventive sequences of mayhem involving sight gags; then there are the scenes in between, when people talk. These are mostly disappointing. Full Review |
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Nothing in this sequel of the remake makes us groan with embarrassment, as several scenes in the first one did Full Review |
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It's unlikely that anyone over 10 will find much to cheer in this film, and adults will just be depressed by seeing a once-cutting-edge wit like Mr. Martin debasing himself. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
...more of the film's jokes fall flat than hit their mark... Full Review |
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0/4 |
Not funny, and certainly shouldn't be rated a kid-friendly PG either. Full Review |
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I was not a fan of the first of these new Pink Panther films, but I must admit this time around Martin nails the puffed-up twittery of the character and performs the physical gags well. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Steve Martin reprises his role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in this hideous sequel to a boring remake. Full Review |
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2/5 |
To sooy einai olo stimeno pano ston Steve Martin poy den dinei edo mia ap' tis ermineies gia tis opoies tha einai gia poly perifanos, sterontas ap' to starato boithitiko cast poy plaisionei tin omada ereyniton toy, stigmes apogeiosis Full Review |
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3/10 |
Much of the "comedy" in The Pink Panther 2 is a rehashing of the jokes from the first film. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
Wasteful, unneeded sequel to Shawn Levy's already unnecessary 2006 remake/series reboot. Full Review |
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1/5 |
It’s been a long time (the 1980s, maybe?) since either Cleese or Martin was actually funny, but the director, Harald Zwart, compounds this by displaying zero sense of comedy, employing laboured visual gags and routines with no punch lines. Full Review |
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The producers appear to believe that farce (that most delicate of genres) is humour played with the utmost crudity. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Comedy crime caper is more miss than hit. Full Review |
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1/5 |
This revisiting of Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau catapults Martin so far beyond the pale of authentic comedy that there can be no hope of return. Full Review |
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2/5 |
There is something depressingly old hat about the slapstick in The Pink Panther 2, a movie whose target audience appears to be tiny tots and those with a high tolerance for jokes about people falling over. Full Review |
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2.0/4 |
Not so much bad as it is unnecessary. Full Review |
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D |
Well, they got the Number 2 right. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Someone, please make it stop! Full Review |
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1/5 |
Steve Martin is back doing the fur-nay ack-saynt (now increasingly eun-fur-nay); and with this film he's very much channelling the spirit of the final Panther movies from the original series, when Peter Sellers had nothing to offer but despair. Full Review |
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