Mr Magoo (1997) *

Moderately entertaining, but hardly memorable, live-action comedy based on the classic UPA cartoons from the 1950's. In those films, Jim Backus' original character was a bullheaded and very opinionated old geezer, who clearly needed glasses, but was too stubborn to admit it. In this film, Nielson's Magoo is a myopic old gentleman who happens to be kind and sentimental - a far less interesting figure. According to the credits, the film is not "an accurate portrayal of blindness or poor eyesight". What a relief!