Johnny English (Full Screen Edition)

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Summary: Between the silliness .... there are heartfelt belly laughts
Review: Just to see Rowan A's facial expressions change from a bumbling insincere 'oaf' to the smooth and deboniare 'James Bond' Johnny English is to appreciate a master at work. It certainly is an art ......


Not since Peter Sellers' Pink Panther days has anyone been able to take his place and really make the audience outright laugh rather than just groan at cheap Saturday Night Live type dumb dumb humour ...


Loved this movie and it's worth every penny ....

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Summary: The Name is English. Johnny English
Review: Secret agent movies are great. There is no difference when Mr. Bean takes the place of Mr. Bond. Rowan Atkinson's brand of humor works perfectly in this movie. Atkinson plays the title character, a bumbling paper-pusher who inadvertently kills all the real MI-7 secret agents. He's dreamed about being the suave, smooth-talking secret agent, but, in truth, he's the worst agent ever. Ironically, he is left as England's best agent. Talk about one heck of a large promotion! Sounds like that should spell doom for England?

Through his bumbling and misguided style, English (with help from Natalie Imbruglia and Ben Miller) goes toe-to-toe with Pascal Sauvage (played by John Malkovich). Along the way there are great stunts, hilarious antics, and some funny dialogue. This movie will keep you laughing from start to finish, a must for anyone who likes parodies (especially of Bond films) or is a Mr. Bean fan.

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Summary: very FUNNY
Review: I had been laughing at the movie since the beginning to the very end.It entertained me so much. You dont need to think of anything, just watch and enjoy it! It's very entertaining and enjoyable at the same time.Johnny looks so genuine and stupid..
no poor and dirty humor such as in hollywood movies.

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Summary: Huge Disappointment!
Review: I loved Mr.Bean but Johnny English is just not funny. Even my 8 year old was unimpressed. My husband a huge fan of British comedy was very disappointed.
Poorly acted and scripted. I am glad it was a rental. Only received a 1 because the rating system won't allow anything lower.

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Summary: Unbearable
Review: Not a single laugh! Rowan Atkinson has great talent, but it is wholly wasted here. The script is hopelessly inept. This is a model of poor film making.

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Summary: OUR MAN IN ENGLAND
Review: It seems to be filled with nasty Hollywood inside jokes that are never shared with the public. A scene with a take on Hitchcock's Cary Grant disrupting a private funeral service seems strangely real. Another, with our man English demanding a secret message written on someones's body be revealed, is hilarious in a psychotic sort of way. Often it is only typical of the spy spoof genre but when it is funny, it is very funny.

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Summary: Riotously funny
Review: Rowan Atkinson is hysterically funny in this film as the hapless British spy Johnny English. While the premise is a little bit off- a French businessman tries to get the Queen to abdicate from the throne in order to become king of England himself- there is a great deal of humor to offset the plot and make up for what is lacking in other departments.

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Summary: It's Okay, But It Could Have Been Better
Review: There's not much to say about "Johnny English" except that it's a reasonably funny film with good acting. Rowan Atkinson plays Mr. English with less-than-expected buffoonish flair. I really was hoping that he would bust into one of Mr. Bean's signature screw-ups, but Bean this ain't, so don't expect too much slapstick. Natalie Imbruglia is lovely as ever, and provides a solid performance as an Interpol agent who helps out English. Ben Miller is a standout as English's straight-laced sidekick. He's Watson to English's Sherlock Holmes. John Malkovich gives an uninspired performance as Pascal Sauvage, who's after the crown.

The film rolls around for about an hour and a half until we get to a big climax that's funny, but leaves you wanting more. In fact, the entire film plays this way. You always feel as if every scene could be just a little bit funnier, but for some odd reason, it isn't.

Others have stated that this film tries to be "Austin Powers," but I disagree. Granted, it is a spy-spoof, but it isn't as blatantly silly as "Powers." It actually comes across to me as an attempt to be a somewhat intelligent, yet dry, spoof of the "Bond" flicks with a little Inspector Clouseau thrown in for good measure.

Overall, this isn't a horrible movie. When it's smart, it's very smart, and the antics of Atkinson are always fun to watch. However, the movie is just a little too slow and a little too "blah" to be considered more than a rental. If you really love Atkinson, as I do, you'll probably want this for your collection. Other than that, just rent this flick.