A Shot in the Dark - 7

The second film in The Pink Panther series (The series continues with Steve Martin early next year). The first two, made in the 60's, star Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Closeau. The physical comedy is superb in this film, you end up trying to guess what completely strange and funny thing is going to happen next. The story is about a murder that seems to come pre-solved. A beauty named Maria has the weapon, was the only one in the room, etc. But Closeau's love blinds him from seeing "the facts." The film is so slapstick the case never gets solved in the end, but Closeau does get the girl, in the romantic sense, and that really is the most important thing. As entertainment this is excellent and can be watch any number of times. If you can't help but think, it is also a funny satire in relation to the James Bond series, where just being in a film allows for things that are just crazy in real life.