I went to the theater, sat down, and completely blanked out all memory of the originals. Other people in the theater kept comparing Martin to Sellers, but I just pretended like I had never seen the originals. And by the end of the movie, I could honestly say I got my Seven bucks worth. I had a couple really good laughs, and quite a few chuckles. Is Steve Martin the same as Peter Sellers? No, of course not. Is he "as good as" Peter Sellers? I went into the movie thinking that was irrelevant. Standing on its own merit, I thought the film was a decent, funny film that had a good chunk of the audience entertained. There were some scenes I didn't think were too funny..... Clouseou with the Accent Coach grated on my nerves in particular. But two scenes in particular had me cracking up.... 1.) Clouseou wiping out his ID Wallet and sending his badge's pin sailing into the chief inspector's chest. 2.) Clouseau cautiously attempting to enter his apartment and all the bullets in his revolver falling out when the cylinder swings out. All in all, a mediocre, reasonably amusing film that is easily enjoyable if you can stop comparing it with the original in your head and second guessing Martin's take on Clouseau. That being said, I would appreiciate it if no-one criticizes my grammar then calls me a twelve year old.
"Out here, due process is a bullet!"
"Out here, due process is a bullet!"