THE PINK PANTHER DIAMOND IS MISSING… AND THE WORLD’S GREATEST DETECTIVE IS SOLVING THE CASE ONE MISTAKE AT A TIME.Ā
The coach of the French national soccer team is murdered and his huge, famous Pink Panther diamond ring is stolen; itās up to Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin) to find the killer.Ā A remake of the 1964 classic, but Hollywoodized in a negative way; the formula is tiresome, including the bumbling policemanās pointless visit to New York. Still, it could have been worse. Martin has a few moments where heās actually funny, and Jean Reno is a good straight man, but Kevin Kline is wasted as the arrogant Dreyfus.
2006-U.S. 93 min. Color. Directed byĀ Shawn Levy. Screenplay: Steve Martin, Len Blum. Cast: Steve Martin (Jacques Clouseau), Kevin Kline (Charles Dreyfus), BeyoncĆ© Knowles (Xania), Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Henry Czerny. Cameo: Clive Owen.
Trivia:Ā Kevin Spacey, Mike Myers and Chris Tucker were allegedly considered for the part of Clouseau. Followed byĀ The Pink Panther 2Ā (2009).