The curiosity factor surrounding the much awaited release of Pink Panther 2 was undoubtedly Aishwarya Rai's performance. Directed by Harald Zwart, the other cast includes Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2) and Andy Garcia (Ocean's 11, 12, 13), Lily Tomlin (Austin Powers) Jean Reno (Ronin, Da Vinci Code) once again as Ponton Clouseau's right hand man and John Cleese as Chief Inspector Dreyfus.
Now coming to the nitty-gritty, Mrs Rai Bachchan manages a fairly decent performance throughout the film, though she hardly has many dialogues in the film. For all Aishwarya's fans She is a delight to watch in Pink Panther 2. She plays the character of Sonia, glamorous and yet somewhat awkward, as she tries her best to seduce the crazy detective.
Bundled with all the outlandish mishaps, The Pink Panther 2 is outrageously funny at times with a whole lot of slapstick motions tossed in. At the same time one wonders – just how much is too much! This movie is truly over the top, with some not so digestible elements plucked in.
Although the movie starts of well and on a funny note, yet unable to maintain any surprises till the end, it indeed gets predictable and foreseen. It's nothing compared to the Peter Sellers originals, of course, it's still mediocre, at least better than its predecessor.
The screenplay, which passed through many hands on its way to achieving mass-market generousness, is ultimately credited to three people: Martin himself (listed third) and Scott Neustadter and Michael H Webe. Martin's flair for exuberant physical goofiness remains intact; he still has that twinkle in his eye that reminds you of the young silver-haired man with "happy feet."
The lack of imagination and inspiration is stunning. There are so many dead spots in the script that you wonder if some of the onset bloopers couldn't have been substituted in their place.Despite a rather extensive publicity campaign, a predominantly French setting, its hero being a French detective and the presence of one of France's most popular actors in the cast, the film was a huge commercial failure in France, lasting merely one week in most major multiplexes.
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Now coming to the nitty-gritty, Mrs Rai Bachchan manages a fairly decent performance throughout the film, though she hardly has many dialogues in the film. For all Aishwarya's fans She is a delight to watch in Pink Panther 2. She plays the character of Sonia, glamorous and yet somewhat awkward, as she tries her best to seduce the crazy detective.
Bundled with all the outlandish mishaps, The Pink Panther 2 is outrageously funny at times with a whole lot of slapstick motions tossed in. At the same time one wonders – just how much is too much! This movie is truly over the top, with some not so digestible elements plucked in.
Although the movie starts of well and on a funny note, yet unable to maintain any surprises till the end, it indeed gets predictable and foreseen. It's nothing compared to the Peter Sellers originals, of course, it's still mediocre, at least better than its predecessor.
The screenplay, which passed through many hands on its way to achieving mass-market generousness, is ultimately credited to three people: Martin himself (listed third) and Scott Neustadter and Michael H Webe. Martin's flair for exuberant physical goofiness remains intact; he still has that twinkle in his eye that reminds you of the young silver-haired man with "happy feet."
The lack of imagination and inspiration is stunning. There are so many dead spots in the script that you wonder if some of the onset bloopers couldn't have been substituted in their place.Despite a rather extensive publicity campaign, a predominantly French setting, its hero being a French detective and the presence of one of France's most popular actors in the cast, the film was a huge commercial failure in France, lasting merely one week in most major multiplexes.
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