Simply Perfect

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Good movie. I've watched it since it came out, when I was 3. I think the movie is better than the tv series.

Inspector Gadget (1999): Dir: David Kellogg / Cast: Matthew Broderick, Michelle Trachtenberg, Rupert Everett, Dabney Coleman / Voice: Don Adams: The cartoon was one of the funniest of the 1980's but this live action film version is pure junk. This regards an individual of many resources. Too bad the screenwriter had none. In the cartoon Dr. Claw's identity is never shown but here Rupert Everett waves the menacing object and far too early in the film. Setup effectively shows how Gadget came to be and his battle against an evil twin. Conventional with cartoon violence making one wonder whether director David Kellogg ever seen the cartoon? Special effects include numerous items hidden about Gadget's suit that are the film's one payoff. Everett holds certain charisma as Claw but in the cartoon he is concealed. This should have been handled with greater payoff as oppose to a celebrity appearance. Matthew Broderick is totally wrong as Gadget. Someone like Bill Murray would have been better casting. Michelle Trachtenberg looks nothing like Penny. The character had blonde hair and pigtails while Trachtenberg doesn't fit the profile. Dabney Coleman plays Chief Quimby with no exploding cigars, which was a running joke in the cartoon. Don Adams provides the voice of Penny's intelligent dog Brain. Pointless and rotten little heap. Score: 2 / 10

easy comedy, adaptation of cartoons but very far by original, a too long joke. so, nothing special. the only problem is the ambition to be nice. because too many scenes are unrealistic at whole, absurd and fake. because the humor is to easy to define it as comedy. but, sure, for fun, only for fun without complications , it is a not bad choice.the second problem is the cast. Rupert Everett and Matthew Broderick are not the ideal option for a film about...nothing. so, only the conscience of chaotic work by director, the money and the need to give few drops of sense are excuses for this version. not the last,it remains the disappointment than it could be a decent movie. for entire family. but , maybe, it was not the team intention.

I think I can enjoy this movie as I never really watched the cartoon series. Although there is nothing clever or intelligent about this film adaptation it still possesses some charm. Lets be honest gadget was always a moron and maybe that never was going to be able to translate into live animation but I didn't mind.I'm not sure how I feel about the casting choices. Broderick feels like the wrong choice to me. He seems to be too naively dumb instead of obliviously careless and dangerous. That is probably my biggest issue with this movie. Aside from that, the movie is not too bad and engages you if you are in the right mood.