Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Picking up the role of Inspector Clouseau over a decade after A Shot in the Dark, Peter Sellers in this movie makes you wish he hadn't done something else for all that time. Though terribly plotted, The Return of the Pink Panther is filled with enough genuine hilarity that you won't really mind.The story is almost too simple. The legendary Pink Panther diamond is stolen from its home in the Middle Eastern country of Lugash, with evidence left behind implicating the almost-as-legendary jewel thief "The Phantom". The man who retrieved the diamond the first time it was stolen by The Phantom, Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers), is called into action, much to the chagrin of his dementedly frustrated boss, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom). But it turns out that Sir Charles Litton (Christopher Plummer), the man who was The Phantom before retiring to please his young wife Claudine (Catherine Schell), is not responsible for the theft. Litton decides to head to Lugash to get to the bottom of the mystery while Clouseau is left to follow the Lady Litton to Switzerland as part of his own investigation.These Pink Panther movies are easy to review. Peter Sellers gives one of the greatest slapstick performances in cinema history as Clouseau, but there's not much else here. This one is essentially split in two, with Christopher Plummer doing a fairly good impersonation of Roger Moore, if James Bond were an international jewel thief, and Sellers just left to his own devices as Catherine Schell does little more than laugh at Clouseau's antics. Things are spiced up a bit with Herbert Lom's twitchy portrayal of Dreyfus' decent into madness over the colossal incompetence of his subordinate.I haven't the slightest idea why Blake Edwards thought anyone cared about Sir Charles Litton as much as Clouseau and while Edwards has his virtues as a storyteller, a sharp sense of pacing isn't one of them. This movie has a bloated and slack feel to it. Sellers is also noticeably less spry in the mid 70s than he was in the mid 60s.None of it matters all that much, because The Return of the Pink Panther has more than enough laughs, particularly Clouseau's battles with his manservant Cato (Burt Kwouk) and an epic struggle of Man vs. Lamp. This is a funny, family-friendly movie you should definitely watch with your kids when they're little.

Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards reunite in this riotous comedy that is by far one of the better Pink Panther films.Sellers is on top form as Clouseau and nails every joke that Edwards sets up for them. A lot has been said about the relationship between the great actor and director but this film is a testament to how good they were together when on form.As always Herbert Lom is fantastic as Dreyfus and Burt Kwonk makes the martial art scenes a scream.Overall a fantastic entry to one of the best film comedy series of all time.

Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards' careers had stalled when the idea to do a new 'Pink Panther' was mooted. The last 'Clouseau' movie had been the ill-fated Alan Arkin version from 1968. It was not any old Clouseau audiences wanted, but Sellers. Both men agreed to put aside their creative differences and restore the original.'Return' begins in Lugash where the fabulous 'Pink Panther' diamond is stolen once more. The only clue is a white glove found at the scene of the crime, embroidered with the letter 'P'. The authorities call on the man who recovered it last time - Clouseau. The passing years have not been kind to our hero - he is pounding the beat as a gendarme. During an argument with a street musician ( John Bluthal ), Clouseau fails to notice a bank robbery is in progress behind his back. Worse, he helps the robbers get away.Chief Comissioner Dreyfus ( Herbert Lom ) is only too happy for Clouseau to go back to Lugash. It would appear that Sir Charles Lytton ( Christopher Plummer ) is up to his old tricks again. Now retired from crime and living in the South of France with his wife Claudine ( Catherine Schell ), he is concerned that someone is imitating him and decides to track down the real culprit...Forget the plot. It is nothing more than an excuse on which to peg the gags, and many are first rate. There are more laughs to be found here than in the original 'Pink Panther' ( which had too much of David Niven for my liking ) and the Arkin 'Clouseau'. I think I'm right in saying this film was the beginning of Clouseau's habit of mangling the French language. Not only do English people not understand him, but other French people do not either. When he asks Victor Spinetti's hotel clerk for a room, the man thinks he is asking for a 'rheum'.In addition to Sellers returning, we also get back Herbert Lom as the harassed 'Dreyfus', whose hatred of the detective is so great he keeps trying to kill him, and Burt Kwouk as 'Cato', the Chinese manservant who is under orders to attack his boss every chance he gets. 'Return' has one of the best Clouseau vs.Cato scenes, ending with the former trying to do a flying kung-fu leap and crashing through a door into his kitchen. Christopher Plummer replaces Niven as 'Sir Charles Lytton'. When we last saw him, he was with Clouseau's wife ( Capucine ). Catherine Schell's character is not the same woman. It would not be until 1981's 'Trail Of The Pink Panther' that the former 'Mrs.Clouseau' would be seen again. Graham Stark is back also, but as seedy crook 'Pepe', who keeps getting his fingers crushed.'Return' was a big success, paving the way for further sequels. It is not included on the box set though, due to it having been made by a different company. It has since been released separately.Funniest moment? For me its the bit where Clouseau enters the hotel, and a man requests politely he hand over his hat, coat and gloves. Thinking him to be a member of staff, the Inspector does this, and then watches dumbfounded as the man casually walks out of the foyer, gets into a car, waves, and drives off!

This film compares favorably to SO much that hits the screen nowadays that it's well worth seeing; also it's a key part of the rest of the Pink Panther 'series' although not included in the box sets so far. We get the classic "minkey" sequence and meet Cato, for the first time, in one of the series' great slapstick routines. However the film has a sort of split personality and the current DVD transfer is too grainy for a large-screen TV IMHO. So, rent it, but I'd wait for something better if you're looking to collect.I wouldn't exactly say this movie sets the tone for the rest of the series. The original starred David Niven, with an all-star supporting cast including Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau. Then Clouseau became the star of "A Shot in the Dark," which didn't involve either the Pink Panther gem nor jewel thief Sir Charles Lytton. This film has them all, so tries to 'balance' the action between Clouseau and Sir Charles. It doesn't work, and probably as a result there were no more such attempts: the series becomes all about Clouseau, and that's for the best. I like Christopher Plummer, but the movie is too 'heavy' when he's on screen - probably the writer's fault. As for Catherine Schell, I'd look at her in anything (or nothing at all) and IMHO her acting compares favorably to at least Dyan Cannon's and Elke Sommers'. Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, and Andre Maranne are of course a terrific comedic supporting cast, but Peter Arne has to straddle the comedic and serious aspects of the film, which doesn't really work out.The story shifts back and forth between the perspectives of Sir Charles and Clouseau. The Pink Panther gem, nationalized by the government of Lugash after the events of the original film, has been displayed in the national museum until stolen in a great caper sequence. Against the wishes of his frustrated boss ("how can an idiot be a police officer"), Clouseau, who (sort-of) recovered the gem previously, is recalled from beat duty ("There was some question whether it was the man or his minkey who was breaking ze law") and put on the case at the request of Lugash police chief Colonel Sharky. Clouseau naturally suspects Sir Charles, particularly since his trademark, a glove embroidered with the letter "P," was left at the scene. Sir Charles, however, is surprised; he has been living in retirement and knows nothing about the matter until it is brought to his attention by his mischievous wife Claudine. Knowing he will be suspected, Litton sets off for Lugash to find the real criminal while Clouseau sets off for Nice to investigate Sir Charles' home - and wife. Clues lead both Clouseau ("I am NOT Guy Gadbois") and Sir Charles to a Swiss hotel (and the parrot sequence.) All is revealed in the final confrontation where more than one policeman proves to have been playing a double game.Someone here said it hasn't aged well but I'd say almost the opposite - the first time you see it you'll probably think it hilarious - but it may pall the second time around.