The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Harald Zwart

Writers (WGA):

Scott Neustadter (screenplay) &
Michael H. Weber (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Mystery

Tagline:

Inspect the unexpected.

Plot:

Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.

Plot Keywords:

Inspector | Clouseau | Detective | Diamond | Team

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Inspector Jacques Clouseau
Jean Reno	...	Gendarme Gilbert Ponton
Emily Mortimer	...	Nicole Durant-Clouseau
Andy Garcia	...	Vicenzo
Alfred Molina	...	Chief Inspector Randall Pepperidge
Yuki Matsuzaki	...	Kenji Mazuto
Aishwarya Rai	...	Sonia Solandres (as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)
John Cleese	...	Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Lily Tomlin	...	Mrs. Berenger
Jeremy Irons	...	Alonzo Avellaneda
Johnny Hallyday	...	Laurence Milliken
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Joubert
Philip Goodwin	...	Renard
Armel Bellec	...	Louis
Jack Metzger	...	Antoine

Also Known As:

The Next Pink Panther (USA) (working title)
The Pink Panther Deux (USA) (working title)
La pantera rosa 2 (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Розовая пантера 2 (Russia) [ru]
A Pantera Cor de Rosa 2 (Brazil) [pt]
A Pantera Cor-de-Rosa 2 (Portugal) [pt]
Den rosa panteren 2 (Norway) [no]
Der rosarote Panther 2 (Germany) [de]
La pantera Rosa 2 (Italy) [it]
La panthère rose 2 (France) [fr]
Pembe panter 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Pink Panther 2 (Croatia) [hr]
Roosa panter 2 (Estonia) [et]
Rosa pantern 2 (Sweden) [sv]
Roz panthiras 2 (Greece) [el]
Ruzový panter 2 (Czech Republic) [cs]
Vaaleanpunainen pantteri 2 (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44259) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:PG | Norway:7 | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/6 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:10 | Peru:PT | France:U | Mexico:A | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Jean Reno chose to reprise his role due to the good experience he had working on the previous film, his friendship with Steve Martin, his joy at working with Alfred Molina again after The Da Vinci Code (2006) and his pleasure at working between Paris and Boston.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Clouseau and Ponton are loading the car to drive to the Airport they are loading a new model Smart Car. This then changes to an old model Smart Car as they are driving to the Airport (rear lights are different). This then changes again to the new style smart car as they arrive at the Airport.

Quotes:

Italian Reporter: [after the Pope's ring has been stolen] Mr. Pepperidge, was the Dream Team asleep when the theft occurred?
Pepperidge: No comment.
Italian Reporter: Do you think they will recover the ring?
Pepperidge: If I give a comment, when I said 'no comment.' I would look like a complete ass, wouldn't I?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Trickboxx: Trickboxx.Kino! Im März" (2009)

Soundtrack:

The Pink Panther Theme

Stupid, predictable...but still funny !

Even though I knew the movie had been panned by the critics, I still agreed to go along with my friends to watch it. As the credits rolled in the end, I sat wondering what were the critics expecting from the movie...

Of course the plot is stupid, the end is predictable. But the movie delivers what every comedy intends to deliver...lots of good laughs ! If the reviewers were expecting a thought provoking plot, Oscar winning performances, or a great achievement in "moving image"...perhaps they bought the wrong movie ticket. Also, I have not seen the original Peter Sellers movie. Looks like every Peter Sellers fan hates the new series. But I really don't see why shouldn't I enjoy the jokes in Pink Panther 2 just because Peter Sellers was funnier.

This may not be the funniest movie of the year. But its 1.5 hours well enjoyed ! Don't get swayed by the critics...go and have fun in this movie !