As a man who liked the first film despite its numerous flaws, I hated Inspector Gadget 2. A sequel that is one of Disney's direct-to-video money makers, this film sees Inspector Gadget replaced by female police robot G2 as Dr. Claw has broken out of prison (and hiding his face like in the cartoon so children don't realize he's not the same actor as the first film). The two must learn to work together to save the day.
Yeah, this sounds a lot like this would work better as an episode of the cartoon than a DTV movie. The only two things good about this is French Stewart nailing Inspector Gadget, and the fact that the film is somewhat closer to the cartoon in terms of Dr. Claw and his schemes. However, those two things cannot save it. G2 is basically another pointless character who was added in as nothing more than to serve as the complete opposite of Inspector Gadget, as where he was clumsy and clueless, G2 is serious and more focused. Plus, the film seems to have some continuity errors, as characters or events from the first film are either missing or removed, and the special effects look like this film was originally planned as a 3D film (especially when we see CGI gears flying towards the screen in one scene). This sequels tries to be more like the cartoon it's based on, but fails miserably.
Yeah, this sounds a lot like this would work better as an episode of the cartoon than a DTV movie. The only two things good about this is French Stewart nailing Inspector Gadget, and the fact that the film is somewhat closer to the cartoon in terms of Dr. Claw and his schemes. However, those two things cannot save it. G2 is basically another pointless character who was added in as nothing more than to serve as the complete opposite of Inspector Gadget, as where he was clumsy and clueless, G2 is serious and more focused. Plus, the film seems to have some continuity errors, as characters or events from the first film are either missing or removed, and the special effects look like this film was originally planned as a 3D film (especially when we see CGI gears flying towards the screen in one scene). This sequels tries to be more like the cartoon it's based on, but fails miserably.