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Johnny English | Year: 2003 Classification: Comedy Language: English Directed: - Peter Howitt Actors/Actresses: - Rowan Atkinson - John Malkovich - Natalie Imbruglia When Mr. Bean met Mrs. Bond... ... the offspring was Johnny English. Rowan Atkinson delivers another incredibly funny performance as the secret agent who can't do anyhting right and still manages everytime to save the day. Script writers were right on target when they decided to create Johnny English resembling Atkinson's most known character: Mr. Bean. It's all there: the funny faces, the stupid situations, the babbling, the confusion. If you are aquainted with Mr. Bean, you've already seen it all, but you're going to laugh again. I said there are stupid situations, but the movie is not stupid at all. Extremely well produced, with the classy kind of humor that doesn't need any swearing. Every scene contains an intelligent joke; in fact, only once I found a joke I didn't like. There are some memorable scenes that made me laugh even on my way back home. Rowan Atkinson is, obviously, perfect for the character, and it was in fact written for him. He does a splendid job, but he will be forever stigmatized as a "Mr. Bean" actor, even if there were times when I could glimpse him as a more serious actor. Natalie Imbruglia surprised me as the mandatory pretty girl in spy movies. She doesn't let the viewer down. John Malkovich once again as the villain, this time as the effeminate frenchman trying to accomplish a strange evil plan on england. In fact, the mere presence of Malkovich in the cast is proof of a good production. Ben Miller did a good job as well as Johnny English's sidekick. "Johnny English" is a perfect movie in the genre it was purposed to be: hard-laughing, above-average-intelligence comedy. 90 minutes of fun. Grade 9.0/10 He Knows No Fear. He Knows No Danger. He Knows Nothing. "Johnny English" is a surprisingly funny spy-spoof starring the hysterical British comedian Rowan Atkinson (aka Mr. Bean). Being a fan of the British TV series "Bean", I was curious to see if Atkinson could break out of his role as the inherently childish Mr. Bean and carry an actual full-length film with his antics. I'm happy to report that yes, indeed he can! Yes, the plot is stupid, but it provides Atkinson with plenty of opportunities to work his magic. Unlike many "comedies" nowadays, most of the jokes in this film are actually FUNNY and don't cause you and your movie companion to look quizzically at each other, wondering whether or not THAT was actually supposed to be funny . Some moments truly made me breakout into hysterical laughter. Let's see, there's a tie getting caught in a sushi bar roll around, Johnny mistakenly taking the staff of a hospital hostage, the Archbishop of Canterbury's rear end being exposed on national TV, Johnny (again mistakenly) disrupting a funeral service and dancing atop a coffin which he believes contain the crown jewels, the French jokes... And that's not all ;-) If you're looking for a good time at the movies, or rather a family-friendlier version of Austin Powers, try "Johnny English". It's relatively inoffensive, funny, and highly entertaining! Silly British Humor The British try to hard to be funny in this movie. While the storyline kept my interest, the humor was too juvenile for me. I would not recommend purchasing this movie unless you get it for $4.00 or less. When the movie is over with you just feel like it was a waste of time. Buy Johnny English at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Johnny English Search with the Priority Search Engine on Johnny English This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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