Blu-ray Review – Inspector Clouseau

After collaborating on 1963's "The Pink Panther" and 1964's "A Shot in the Dark," director Blake Edwards and star Peter Sellers were interested in taking a break, moving on to different creative endeavors, switching their attention to 1968's "The Party." Producer Walter Mirisch had other plans, determined to bring back Sellers's bumbling detective Inspector Clouseau even if he couldn't persuade Sellers to return to the job. Enter Alan Arkin, who takes over the role for "Inspector Clouseau," with the respected and practiced actor tasked with replicating Sellers in many ways to sustain the franchise, which was growing in popularity with audiences. However, as talented as Arkin is, he does have his thespian limitations, and imitating Sellers-as-Clouseau is one of them.  Read the rest at Blu-ray.com