Review of Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) by Joseph H — 25 Mar 2012

An ill-advised attempt to keep the franchise going after Peter Sellers' death. I can understand (on a basic level) what the intention was with this, and I'm sure Blake Edwards saw it as something of a tribute, but it's hard not to look at this film as being (at least a little bit) in bad taste.

Sure, the unused Sellers material is nice to see, as is the parade of former series guest stars, but the movie is screwed from a structure standpoint, and very little attempt is made to disguise the fact that this is NOT really a narrative story at all.

It's a clips show, something that would have been better suited to a television retrospective or documentary.