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When I saw 30 seconds or so of tv ads/trailers for the new Panther it was immediately obvious that it would be unfunny. The very fact that Kevin Kline, who is infinitely funnier than Martin, was cast in a supporting role immediately demonstrates how unaware the moviemakers were.
Martin was funny in the Jerk and in the original SNL, but that was a very long time ago, and he's been coasting on half a dozen or so tired mannerisms for at least the past 15 years, maybe 20. Comedians don't get bad so much as they get lazy, especially when they look around and realize that they'll sometimes get adulation even when it's no longer earned.
