I love all the Pink Panther films that actor Peter Sellers starred in, as Inspector Clouseau. Of those, this has been my favorite film of all. It is funny in each and every scene... there is not one wasted minute in this movie! It is a real sad shame, that The Oscars do not give out many awards for Comedy films and actors. Being funny on camera is a rare gift and talent... and Peter Sellers had it in spades! He certainly showed a genius for looking completely natural, while being LOL funny at the same time... He was brilliant in Kubrick's "Doctor Strangelove", but in this film, Peter sellers soared to such hilarious heights as only he could fly! God Bless you, Mr. Sellers, wherever you are... and a very heartfelt "Thank-You!" (and another Thank-You! to director Blake Edwards, for this film, and also "The Great Race"). Lastly, to Ms. Elke Sommer - "You are so beautiful!" - now and forever!

Leonard Maltin gives "A Shot In The Dark" 4 stars and calls it "gaspingly hilarious", but it's really quite leisurely by today's standards. It's often funny (especially when Clouseau discusses the case with his assistant Hercule), Sellers is tops, Elke is one of the major screen goddesses of the 1960s, but the whodunit resolution is weak and rushed. The "nudist colony" sequence is a surprising tease for the period, but it takes place in what is all too obviously a soundstage, which is a little distracting. **1/2 out of 4.

Peter Sellers already had best days as actor,in this series your character surfing in an kind of muddled inspector,everything he touches going to a disaster,some funny scenes,others not quite,Hebert Lom is priceless acting as your chief and Graham Stark in another hilarious character as Hercule LaJoy and without forget Elke Sommers was gorgeous than ever!!Just for Inspector Closeau's fans!! Resume: First watch: 2017 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 6

That's more like it! The sequel to "The Pink Panther" drops the persona and the theme of the famous pink tinted panther and instead shifts the focus to our dear Inspector Clouseau. It's great because now we can follow the case better. The last film had the criminal on the display at all times explaining his plan. Here there's finally some mystery because we have no idea who the killer is. So when the Inspector arrives on the scene, we are immediately with him on solving the case. "I suspect everyone, and I suspect no one." The situations and lines are way funnier compared to the original. The inspector is clueless like always, but here and there he does get things right. There this nice balance of clumsy and clever in a very like-able way.Peter Sellers gets to go all out. He shows of his wonderful comedic timing and delivers every line of dialogue naturally with a fantastic level of confidence. I'm a little surprised that you never hear the original theme that we are all so used to. We get another similar sounding theme. So it's a different "Pink Panther" movie and I enjoyed it. As soon as I thought the pacing was starting to drag it picked up right away. There are no long stretches of dull scenes. The finale was my favorite part. It's the classic moment where we have all the suspects lined up and the the detective is gonna go through the clues and say who he thinks did it. I'm not gonna say anything else because I don't wanna spoil the surprises. Take a look if you can and inspect the unexpected.