Over the years I have learned that it is perfectly safe to watch a Steve Martin movie for good laughs. Yep, I am talking about falling off the couch laughs and this film provides them in plenty. Actually, Steve Martin is as his very best as Inspector Jacques Clouseau who has been asked to investigate the death of French soccer team coach and disappearance of the Pink Panther diamond.In his quest for the killers with the help of Gilbert Ponton (Jean Reno and you might recall him from The Da Vinci Code), he must make a fool of himself at every point (after all he has been set up to fail by police chief Dreyfus played by Kevin Kline), including making a complete mess on his first trip to New York City, where he gets arrested at the JFK Airport. In the process of his investigations, he must also try to get information out of Beyonce (who plays Xania, a pop singer who was dating the coach).
Strongly recommended for Steve Martin fans and comedy lovers.