Review of Inspector Gadget (1999) by Mark E — 18 Dec 2012

Broderick is great, the rest is all junk food moviemaking.

This review of Inspector Gadget (1999) was written by Mark E on 18 Dec 2012.

Inspector Gadget has generally received negative reviews.

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