FILM A John Woo-produced update on the justly antiquated Charlie Chan detective series
STAR ''Charlie'' girl Lucy Liu, playing Chan's crime-solving granddaughter
VERDICT Confucius say: Why bring back Chan? And despite the gender spin, the biggest unsolved mystery may be whether Liu can carry a picture all by herself. B
FILM ''The Pink Panther'' returns under director Ivan Reitman (''Ghostbusters'')
STAR High-pitched (and high-paid) motormouth Chris Tucker as bumbling Inspector Clouseau
VERDICT He's done French farce before -- in Luc Besson's 1997 ''The Fifth Element'' -- but Tucker will have to tone it down to play this breed of cool cat. B-
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