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Original title: Pink Panther, The Directed by
Shawn Levy Written by
Len Blum, Steve Martin Cast
Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Henry Czerny [more]
Release Date
• USA: Feb 10, 2006
• UK: 21 Oct 2005
Budget USD 80,000,000
BoxOffice: $82.2M
Official Website:
The Pink Panther Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for occasional crude and suggestive humor and language.
Running Time
1 hour, 33 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Robert Simonds Productions, International Production Company, Montecito Picture Company, The
Studio Sony Pictures Entertainment
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• The Pink Panther (2006)
• The Birth of the Pink Panther
• The Mask of the Pink Panther
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The Pink Panther Reviews |
...is supposed to use humor to uplift. Instead, I departed this movie feeling depressed. Lifeless comedies can suck the energy out of a viewer, especially when they sully the image of an cinematic icon. The film is bad enough in its own right that it won't work even for those who don't know who Peter Sellers is - it will seem disposable and silly, with too many jokes that don't work. But for those who recall Sellers and the role he made famous, "travesty" seems to be the right descriptor. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Overall, it isn’t so much that the new “Pink Panther” is needless, but more that it’s just not motivated enough to be truly uproarious. I give Martin credit for his boundless energy, but when it’s in service of mediocrity (like most of his recent career), it results more in wincing than laughing. [read review] 
--Brian Orndorf (eFilmCritic.com)
...doesn’t disgrace the original. It doesn’t improve on it either. One comes away pondering the enormous potential and the sad way it was squandered. This is a mixed bag, but while the jokes misfire as often as they hit their target, there is at least one advantage over most middling films. When it works, it is very, very funny.... [read review] 
--Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
Considering "The Pink Panther's" pedigree, troubled production history and lousy trailer, one is justified in expecting the worst. But there's a fair amount of laughs and a breezy feeling of joie de silliness, even if the finished product isn't good enough to warrant an ongoing series. [read review]
-- (Boxoffice Magazine)
...while it's a far cry from the brilliance of some of the Peter Sellers/Blake Edwards efforts, The Pink Panther may distinguish itself as an amiable release for families, with jokes aimed at kids and adults in equal measure. [read review] 
--Vince Leo (Qwipster.net)
Steve Martin is not Peter Sellers and his interpretation of Inspector Clouseau will undoubtedly draw criticism. That said, the latest adaptation of The Pink Panther has its laughs and is by no means a disaster. [read review]
--Julian Roman (MovieWeb)
The prospect of reviving Peter Sellers' "Pink Panther" character, Inspector Jacques Clouseau, may not tickle anyone pink, but Steve Martin's version isn't nearly as bad as you'd think. [read review]
The opening titles are the best of this film. They last almost five minutes with Mancini’s wonderful theme played under them. Then the movie starts and the entertainment stops. [read review] 1/10
--Tony Medley (TonyMedley.com)
It's the kind of movie where I had to remind myself that it was my job to go see this, to torture myself, and that perhaps in the process, I might save some lives. [read review] -5
The Pink Panther is the second worst film of 2006 next to What a Stranger Calls I hope this does not start a trend with bad films coming out one after another. [read review]
But overall, the comedy is low to the point of subterranean -- full of head-bonking, falling, flatulence and the like. Not much for grown-up amusement. [read review]
-- (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
“The Pink Panther” is below average in every aspect except one: it – like almost every other remake in recent memory – is completely unnecessary. [read review] 
-- (FilmThreat.com)
Don't get me wrong—some will laugh and giggle their way through Martin's new film, but others will find it frustrating and walk out. [read review]
You can sense that here. And if nothing else, you can appreciate how fully committed Martin is to the mediocrity he's dealing with. [read review] D
--Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
The Pink Panther is worth a couple of chuckles but a few pratfalls and some mild sexual innuendos do not make for a great film. [read review] 
--Eric Nash (TheMovieBuffs.com)
Long delayed en route to theaters, this new version of The Pink Panther is aptly colorful and disappointingly lackluster. [read review]
Along for the ride in the Martin/Len Blum screenplay that's heavier on comedy than caper [read review]
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