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A Shot in the Dark (1964)
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Blake Edwards's Inspector Clouseau films really took their complete shape with this second movie in the series, which features star Peter Sellers really tweaking that French accent and key supporting players Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, and André Maranne (all getting on board for the first time). The story finds Sellers refusing to believe in the guilt of a beautiful woman (Elke Sommer) accused of murder, and there are a number of hilarious sequences, including one in which Clouseau goes "undercover" at a nudist colony. Arguably the best of the films, A Shot in the Dark definitely finds Edwards honing a seamless blend of slapstick,...
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I heard that this is supposed to be one of the funniest movies in history, but quite frankly I have seen funnier Peter Sellers flicks and it all seems a little tired.
There are certainly some hilarious physical comedy scenes and plays on being French, but perhaps the fact that so many films have ripped off this film make...
(complete A Shot in the Dark review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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