Viewed in
2006
Premise
A bumbling detective creates chaos at a crime scene.
Who should watch
Peter Sellers fans. Those who enjoy British humour.
Thoughts
I laughed a lot and then I laughed some more. However, it lacked the inspiring greatness of 'Monty Python' or even 'Coupling'. Perhaps it was because I did not expect so much slapstick. It felt like a comedy chimera of Marx Brothers, Three Stooges, and Benny Hill.
I recommend it for two reasons. First, before there was Eddie Murphy in multiple roles, there was Peter Sellers. This great actor got great mileage out of Inspector Clouseau's clumsiness. And second, for the mind boggling car chase scene involving four cars, two gorillas, a knight, some policemen, an old man, and a zebra.
What I would change
Less slapstick.
