• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 11.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Funny Pink Panther sequal. Older tweens+.

Why We Rated This for Ages 11–12

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Inspector Clouseau was never such a lust-driven character as he is here, even though his detective instincts turn out to be correct. Aside from Clouseau's low-key assistant Hercule (Graham Stark, an offscreen buddy of Peter Sellers), everyone else seems to be a caricature, stereotype or buffoon.
• Violence:

  Numerous murders, all slapsticky and practically bloodless.
• Sex:

  Mostly euphemistic or discreet talk, in old-time Hollywood fashion, even making light of a possible rape. Inspector Clouseau attempts to go to bed with comely heroine. Comical revelation of multiple adultery in the household where the murder takes place. A nudist-camp scene of the "Austin Powers" variety, with strategically-placed foliage and props hiding all the danger zones.
• Language:

  No expletives, but one character has a name that sounds exactly like "doo-doo."
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Social drinking in a series of night-club settings, leading to one inebriated idyll (and death via poisoned vodka).

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