The Pink Panther

This is Steve Martin's remake of the classic Pink Panther films starring Peter Sellers.  While it is a funny movie it falls short of living up to the Pink Panther name.  Martin struggles in playing the character of Jacques Clouseau that Sellers perfected.  The story is well scripted.  There are many funny twists and turns.  I think the movie could have done better without Beyonce.  She didn't ruin the film.  It could have been better with a more experienced actress.  There didn't seem to be enough contention between Dreyfus and Clouseau either.  In the original films Dreyfus is driven so nutty by Clouseau that he attempts to murder him several times throughout each film.  In this film Dreyfus seems content with merely ruining Clouseau's career and embarrassing him.  The movie is good for a laugh and worth watching at least once, but for fans of Seller's Clouseau a bit of a disappointment.