Review of A Shot in the Dark (1964) by John P — 29 Mar 2008
Just as GOLDFINGER is the.
"quintessential "James Bond" film, so A SHOT IN THE DARK is THE.
"Inspector Clouseau" movie. An amazing feat, given that it came out a little over a year after the character was intro'd in THE PINK PANTHER. But.
What a comedic evolutionary advance! Peter Sellers has.
Refined the character; all of.
Clouseau's quirks and ticks.
- to include the karate-ambushing servant.
Kato; the slowly-going-mad Commissioner Dreyfus; the.
Pratfall-by-the moment plot -.
Are already in place for all future efforts. Sellers is howlingly funny as he attempts.
To retain his dignity while a crow craps on him or his.
Seductive strategies are blown to smithereens.
Best scenes: the nudist camp escape; and the killer's identity "revelation" where.
Clouseau has to stall and fall.
And...
This review of A Shot in the Dark (1964) was written by John P on 29 Mar 2008.
A Shot in the Dark has generally received very positive reviews.
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