
Mr. Magoo is an eccentric millionaire with terrible eyesight who refuses to use eyeglasses, therefore he always gets into trouble. During a museum robbery he accidentally gets a priceless gem called the Star of Kurdistan and starts to trace the way for the arch-criminals--Austin Cloquet and Ortega "The Piranha" Peru-- who had wanted to steal it. Meanwhile, two federal agents, Stupak and Anders, lead the manhunt for Mr. Magoo himself.... (Full plot summary below)
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Mr. Magoo is an eccentric millionaire with terrible eyesight who refuses to use eyeglasses, therefore he always gets into trouble. During a museum robbery he accidentally gets a priceless gem called the Star of Kurdistan and starts to trace the way for the arch-criminals--Austin Cloquet and Ortega "The Piranha" Peru-- who had wanted to steal it. Meanwhile, two federal agents, Stupak and Anders, lead the manhunt for Mr. Magoo himself.
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| Film4Film4 StaffNielsen, an actor who is either brilliant or abysmal depending on the material, veers towards the latter. |
| TV GuideKen FoxInstantly forgettable but fun while it lasts, Disney's live-action adaptation of the classic cartoon is an ideal action-adventure thrill ride for kids who may be a little too young for the latest Bond extravaganza. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloSilly live-action '90s remake of cartoon; pratfalls abound. |
| Miami HeraldCurtis MorganBy turns frenetic and flat-footed, Mr. Magoo is an uninspired live-action comedy. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackOnly a couple of good gags in its pileup of otherwise lame jokes keep the production from being an unqualified stinker. |
| Los Angeles TimesJohn AndersonCrashingly unimaginative. But its real offense is making such poor use of Nielsen. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyOnly a couple of good gags in its pileup of otherwise lame jokes keep the production from being an unqualified stinker. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMr. 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. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceAmong 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. |
| New York Daily NewsDave KehrNielsen's performance is truly dreadful, yet somehow it seems strangely fitting for the movie, which is unlikely even to engage the younger audience for whom it is so obviously intended. When even the outtakes you see over the end titles don't raise a single titter, you know you're in trouble. |