Inspector Gadget 2 [DVD]

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On the outskirts of the ‘safest city in America’, Riverton, Inspector Gadget (French Stewart) and his pet dog Brain are suspicious that everything is too quiet – leading Gadget to believe that criminals are about. His concern leads to him arresting as old lady for dangerous driving, landing Gadget in a lot of trouble – the little old lady turns out to be Chief Quimby’s (Mark Mitchell) mother! Gadget is given a warning and told not to mess up again – the new crime fighting female robot, G2, (Elaine Hendrix) is hot on his tail. Meanwhile, in the dead of night in a raging storm, Gadget’s arch enemy and nemesis, Claw (Tony Martin), has made a daring escape from Riverton Prison. Now evil really is afoot! Chief Quimby offers Inspector Gadget one last chance to redeem himself by capturing Claw and returning him to prison. And so the chase begins! What follows is a comical series of hair-raising, gadget-laden mishaps, stakeouts, and public embarrassments for Inspector Gadget as he tries to prove his mettle. But he is no match for the new improved G2 who aces him at every turn in the quest to recapture Claw. Gadget’s ultimate disgrace forces him to relinquish his badge and the keys to his beloved Gadgetmobile. Fortunately for Inspector Gadget, Penny (Caitlin Wachs), Brain, and the Gadgetmobile are on his side and ready to step in to help him in his hour of need. Eventually Gadget and G2 must work together to save Penny from Claw’s evil clutches. In a gadget-crazy showdown Gadget and G2 thwart Claw’s evil plans and restore peace and safety to Riverton. From .co.uk ----------- Inspector Gadget 2 sees the unlikely detective with higher-tech gadgets and more special effects. French Stewart (from TV's Third Rock from the Sun) replaces Matthew Broderick as the bumbling detective in a plot that revolves around the glitch-ridden Gadget being replaced by a completely robotised female. Parent Trap's Elaine Hendrix does what little she can with the one-dimensional role of "G2". Still, Gadget falls for his rival and the pair team up with his smart-as-a-whip niece Penny and her brainy beagle for a showdown with Claw. Where Broderick struggled to humanise the caricature of an inept detective in the 1999 original, Stewart doesn't even try. Instead he plays Gadget as a cartoon with endless over-the-top theatrics. The enhanced special effects may placate young viewers, but without the comedy of the original, that's small comfort. --Kimberly Heinrichs