Inspector Gadget
(1999)
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John Brown, a clueless security guard, experiences the wrath of the evil Dr Claw, but Dr Brenda Bradford transforms John into Inspector Gadget - who is the ultimate crime-fighting tool... |
This screen version of the “cuddly cyborg” cartoon series is the most mindless Hollywood movie you're ever likely to find. Abandoning all plot after the first reel, it devotes its energies to beating us senseless with a succession of slapstick effects sequences. Matthew Broderick's performance as the computerised cop is so bland he barely exists, while the script is witless, ineptly structured and solely reliant on Gadget's extendable bits and bobs. After a few scenes, the novelty wears very thin.