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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanProvides genial chuckles, but it's never excitingly rude.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertPeter Sellers was a genius who somehow made Inspector Clouseau seem as if he really were helplessly incapable of functioning in the real world and somehow incapable of knowing that. Steve Martin is a genius, too, but not at being Clouseau. It seems more like an exercise.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsNothing is harder and more elusive than successful slapstick onscreen. Nothing.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaLevel of humor: subteen.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerA forgettable waste of time.
- 50The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsPlays like an undeserved victory lap for a series that only limped to the finish line the last time.
- 38Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezThere are three or four big laughs scattered throughout The Pink Panther 2, along with a smattering of decent chuckles. But all those moments combined account for maybe five minutes of screen time, which leaves you with another hour and a half of movie to sit through.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceIt's Garcia, Molina, and Tomlin who give you momentary hope that the film might settle into a witty, irreverent romp. Unfortunately, their efforts are ultimately defeated.
- 25Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversMartin is a gifted physical comic. He deserves an original role tailored to his own talents. Watching something this borrowed just makes me blue.
- 25Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisPlaying Clouseau's exasperated boss, Cleese rams his head into a wall minutes into the action. That's a powerful image, insofar as his headache was mine.