What I loved about the original Clouseau was his sumblime arrogance, even in the face of total disaster...coupled with his genuine and ardent desire to heriocally do his duty, please people, solve the crime, and be a brilliant sleuth. He was at once both pompous and genuinely tragic. You couldn't help but sympathize with him.

I don't think the Steve Martin Clouseau is going to be easy to sympathize with.