Inspector Jacques Clouseau investigates the murder of Mr. Benjamin Ballon's driver at a country estate. A Shot in the Dark is the second and more successful film from the Pink Panther film series where both animated and real life sequences are mixed. A cult classic from Blake Edwards based on the play L’Idiot by Marcel Achard and Harry Kurnitz.
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
First of the Pink Panther sequels, establishing Sellers' incompetent Inspector Clouseau as a viable series character, and prompting Blake Edwards into an unchallenging downhill coast for far too long.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
It is mad, but the wonderful dexterity and the air of perpetually buttressed dignity with which Mr. Sellers plays his role make what could quickly be monotonous enjoyable to the end.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Sometimes the narrative is subordinated to individual bits of business and running gags but Sellers' skill as a comedian again is demonstrated.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
6 Jul 2010
rotten:
This isn't quite up to the original, but it has its moments.