Sunday, February 8, 2009

The Pink Panther 2 **

Tolerable and mildly amusing for adults, and slapstick fun for the younger set, "The Pink Panther 2" has many of the same virtues and drawbacks as its predecessor. Steve Martin reprises his idiot savant interpretation of Inspector Clouseau. Production values are good; minor characters have solid players, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is decorative, rather than being asked to break a sweat acting, much like Beyonce in the first one.

Rated PG. 92 minutes. Harald Zwart - Director, Scott Neustadter - Writer (screenplay) (story), Michael H. Weber - Writer (screenplay) (story), Steve Martin - Writer (screenplay), Maurice Richlin - Writer (characters), Blake Edwards - Writer (characters), Robert Simonds - Producer, Denis Crossan - Cinematographer, Christophe Beck - Composer, Rusty Smith - Production Designer, Julia Wong - Editor. Produced by MGM. Distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Principal actors: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Alfred Molina, Emily Mortimer, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Andy Garcia, Lily Tomlin, and John Cleese.



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