John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, replaces his damaged limbs with state-of-the-art gadgets and tools. Named "Inspector Gadget" by the press, John -- along with his niece, Penny, and her trusty dog, Brain -- uses his new powers to discover who was behind the explosion.
Inspector Gadget has generally received negative reviews.
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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Film.com (1,892) on 01 Jan 2000
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By Thom Bennett (18) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Jan 2000
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Inspector Gadget was released in 1999 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 415 reviews, giving Inspector Gadget (1999) an average rating of 36%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 46% and users giving an average score of 43%.
With a score of 36%, Inspector Gadget is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
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