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Title: Inspector C-lose-owwww!!
Review: Despite the presence of screen great Alan Arkin in the title role, INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU mostly falls on its face. I think the problem with this movie is that the character of Clouseau was still in its infancy - leaving Arkin (and the writers) little to go on. There is no Chief Inspector Dreyfus. No Phantom. No Cato. No Pink Panther.It wasn't until THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER that Inspector Clouseau became a huge success. And that was because he became more of an overblown - but lovable - cartoonish character.I will have to admit that the musical score by Ken Thorne is one of the few highlights of the movie. His main title theme ranks amongst those of the immortal Henry Mancini.Interestingly enough, INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU is better than any of the Pink Panther movies which followed after Peter Seller's passing.
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