Review of Inspector Clouseau (1968) by Camille L — 26 Mar 2012
It is clear very early on in this one why this film is so overlooked in the Pink Panther film series. After disagreements during the filming of "A Shot in the Dark", Director Blake Edwards and star Peter Sellers vowed to never work together again.
..but the series was still popular, and the studio wanted more...but they still couldn't manage to convince either party to return, not even one. So without the backbone of the series (Edwards and Sellers) this film really suffers.
I usually like Arkin, but he is really miscast as Clouseau, and he doesn't come close to filling the shoes of Sellers. The film also feels a little too much like a Bond parody as opposed to just a bumbling detective story, so I'm not even sure the film would have succeeded if Sellers had returned.
So this was a failure, and it's often forgotten status in the series is pretty warranted.
This review of Inspector Clouseau (1968) was written by Camille L on 26 Mar 2012.
Inspector Clouseau has generally received negative reviews.
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