Quartile rating: 5/10 · 1 rating
When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.
The Pink Panther 2 is a thoroughly formulaic sequel that recycles the same slapstick gags and bumbling Clouseau shtick from the 2006 reboot with minimal invention. The plot is a thin MacGuffin chase across European locales with little mystery intrigue. Steve Martin's Clouseau impression, while committed, grows tiresome, and the supporting cast of international detectives is underused. Cinematography is competent but unremarkable tourist-brochure visuals. Novelty scores lowest as it offers almost nothing distinguishable from its predecessor or the broader franchise legacy — a paint-by-numbers sequel. The ending resolves predictably with no surprise or satisfaction.