Review of Inspector Gadget (1999) by Scotty P — 01 Apr 2011

What moron decided to give this role to Matthew Broderick?!?!

This review of Inspector Gadget (1999) was written by Scotty P on 01 Apr 2011.

Inspector Gadget has generally received negative reviews.

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