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Mr. Magoo

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Mr. Magoo (1997)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:1

Rotten:25

Average Rating:2.3/10

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: Comically myopic hero Mr. Magoo stumbles onto the big screen in this live-action cartoon. After Magoo (Leslie Nielsen, star of AIRPLANE! and the NAKED GUN television series and movies)... Comically myopic hero Mr. Magoo stumbles onto the big screen in this live-action cartoon. After Magoo (Leslie Nielsen, star of AIRPLANE! and the NAKED GUN television series and movies) inadvertently makes off with a priceless gem exhibited at the premiere of a posh museum, he and his bulldog sidekick, Angus, find themselves in the midst of international intrigue. Not only has the jewel been earmarked by slinky cat burglar Luanne LeSeur (Kelly Lynch), it's also prized by the FBI, a Brazilian crime lord, and other sundry parties. Packed with laughs, MR. MAGOO is helmed by action-comedy director Stanley Tong, best known as a directorial collaborator of martial arts megastar Jackie Chan. [More]

Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund

Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ernie Hudson, Jennifer Garner, Malcolm McDowell, Miguel Ferrer, L. Harvey Gold, Art Irizawa, John Tierney, Terence Kelly, Rick Burgess, Jerry Wasserman, Bill Dow, Frank C. Turner, Monique Rusu, Robert Metcalfe, Danny Steele, Dolores Drake, Claire Riley, Pat Waldron, Michael Puttonen, Pamela Diaz, Chancz Perry, Marke Driesschen, Shawn MacDonald, David Neale, Carrie Cain Sparks

Director: Stanley Tong

Director: Stanley Tong
Screenwriter: Pat Proft, Tom Sherohman
Producer: Ben Myron
Composer: Michael Tavera

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Jul 21, 1998

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  • Mr. Magoo
  • In the outrageous tradition of SPY HARD and THE NAKED GUN, zany big-screen funnyman Leslie Nielsen brings MR. MAGOO hysterically to life in this wild and wacky comedy hit! It's a screamingly funny adventure full of laughs ... and danger! Nonstop comic chaos ensues when Mr. Magoo becomes the target of a notorious and ruthless band of international jewel thieves. A precious gem is stolen -- and the clueless Magoo sets out to get it back! Bursting with high-flying laughs and adrenaline-pumping action, MR. MAGOO is the entertaining comedy that has everyone howling!
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    Reviews for Mr. Magoo

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    Nielsen, an actor who is either brilliant or abysmal depending on the material, veers towards the latter.

    Full Review Source: Film4 | comment Comment
    05/16/08
    Film4

    Instantly forgettable but fun while it lasts.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    05/16/08
    Ken Fox
    Ken Fox
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    By turns frenetic and flat-footed, Mr. Magoo is an uninspired live-action comedy.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    05/16/08
    Joe Leydon
    Joe Leydon
    Variety
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    If you really hate your kids, pack them off to this slapdash farce, whose only funny moment is the PC disclaimer at the end about the Disney company's humanist concern for blind people.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    05/16/08
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Chicago Reader
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    No review available.

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    Emanuel Levy
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    Stinkier than a visit to the local tip

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    05/06/05
    Clint Morris
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    No review available.

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    Mark Sells
    Mark Sells
    Oregon Herald

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    03/19/04
    Randy Shulman
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    Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

    No review available.

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    02/22/04
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    The film is almost unbearable.

    Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
    02/08/03
    John R. McEwen
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    No review available.

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    08/16/02
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

    When even the outtakes you see over the end titles don't raise a single titter, you know you're in trouble.

    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Bob McCabe
    Bob McCabe
    Empire Magazine

    One star, for principle.

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Christopher Null
    Christopher Null
    Filmcritic.com

    A lousy movie without a single laugh.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
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    David Noh
    David Noh
    Film Journal International

    I grew up with Mr. Magoo. I watched Mr. Magoo. I loved Mr. Magoo. Leslie Nielsen, you're no Mr. Magoo.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Guy MacPherson
    Guy MacPherson
    Apollo Guide

    Mr. Magoo is not just an insult to the blind and near-blind, it's an insult to every human being who has the misfortune to suffer through this dreadfully unfunny, 90 minute atrocity.

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    01/01/00
    James Berardinelli
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    Here's where I'm supposed to suggest how the film might be better. But I can't think of anything to say other than to make the film again, with different writers and a new director.

    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Jeff Millar
    Jeff Millar
    Houston Chronicle
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    Among those who will be insulted by this painfully unfunny comedy are women, the elderly and members of several ethnicities, as well as moviegoers with even the slightest modicum of taste.

    Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
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    Jeff Vice
    Jeff Vice
    Deseret News, Salt Lake City

    Incomplete as a cartoon, indecisive as comedy, halting as adventure, Mr. Magoo turns out to be a shortsighted project.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
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    Lawrence Van Gelder
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    New York Times
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    Madeleine Williams
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