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Summary: One Man. One Masterpiece. One Very Big Mistake.
Review: Mr. Bean makes it to the USA in this movie and, just like he does back home in England, he causes absolute chaos. He works as security guard in a London art museum and is assigned to escort the famous "Whistler's Mother" painting to an LA museum. When Mr. Bean arrives there, the museum owner and the curator mistake him to be an art expert and from then on the disasters begin. "Bean" had some very funny moments in it, however I don't think the Mr. Bean character was well -suited to this type of film. It's nothing more than a typical comedy with Mr. Bean thrown in it to generate some laughs (most of which are Americanized). Not only that but Mr. Bean is forced to interact with a lot of characters and stay in the confines a plot, which is not like him. Bean is at his best in the TV series, not an American comedy. But as I said, there were some hilarious scenes here. The part where Mr. Bean spikes a security guards coffee with laxative (and then takes the bathroom key with him!) was great and so was the scene when he wrecks up the painting. If you happen to be a Bean purist or a nonfan, you might not appreciate this movie. However, if you are a fan of Rowan Atkinson then do try this out.
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Summary: Nerdy nut on destruction spree/fixes everything in end
Review: Rowan Atkinson has been a staple on British TV for many years. After a small number of Americans have seen some of the "Black Adder", "The Thin Blue Line" and "Mr. Bean" episodes, "Bean" seemed to be the natural thing to drop onto America. -- A droopy and dim-witted British museum watchman, Mr. Bean was an unlikely dignitary to send along on an important mission. Through the power of the chairman of the board, however, Bean indeed is the one to accompany the $50M painting of "Whistler's Mother", purchased as a gift by a wealthy American general, back home to America. A series of clumbsy mishaps culminate in the destruction of the priceless painting. Bean's host family have long lost hopes for their guest, wife and children already re-located to grandparents, and husband trying to explain in a nice way that things just weren't working out. The story has a happy ending, of course, and there are many bellylaughs along the way. This film should be particular fun for kids (8 & up). If you are a fan of British humor, Bean's for you!
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Summary: The Mr. Bean TV Bits are Funnier!
Review: This theatrical movie version of Mr. Bean was cute and Rowan Atkinson is always funny as Mr. Bean but this movie just isn't as good as Rowan Atkinson's British TV show. This movie has Mr. Bean coming to America and what could have been a great movie just didn't entirely work, I guess because it was a little too Hollywoodized! Perhaps they should have filmed the movie in England and used more British humor unstead of Hollywood type humor. I guess the movie had it's moments but it just can't compare to the TV bits.
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Summary: Doesn't translate well
Review: Rowan Atkinson is a fine comic actor, as evidenced by his brilliant character Mr. Bean and his other, more talky television roles such as a policeman in "The Thin Blue Line." The Bean television show draws most of its humor from sight gags; indeed, it could almost be a silent movie. This Hollywood film, however, is something else entirely, and it suffers for it. Bean is obliged to talk a good deal, which doesn't suit the character well nor play to his special persona's strengths. The plot involves Bean being sent to Los Angeles, pretending to be an art expert. He stays with a typical dysfunctional family (ho hum) and ends up wreaking havoc but ultimately solving their problems too. There are too many squeamish gross-out gags (some featuring Bean in an operating room) that might please the intended teen audience but aren't terribly funny. The funniest stuff comes when Bean accidentally destroys the famous painting of Whistler's Mother and strives to draw his own face on it instead. So, see it once for the heck of it, but you'll have more fun watching any of the original Bean television shows.
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Summary: Nerdy nut on destruction spree/fixes everything in end
Review: Rowan Atkinson has been a staple on British TV for many years. After a small number of Americans have seen some of the "Black Adder", "The Thin Blue Line" and "Mr. Bean" episodes, "Bean" seemed to be the natural thing to drop onto America. -- A droopy and dim-witted British museum watchman, Mr. Bean was an unlikely dignitary to send along on an important mission. Through the power of the chairman of the board, however, Bean indeed is the one to accompany the $50M painting of "Whistler's Mother", purchased as a gift by a wealthy American general, back home to America. A series of clumbsy mishaps culminate in the destruction of the priceless painting. Bean's host family have long lost hopes for their guest, wife and children already re-located to grandparents, and husband trying to explain in a nice way that things just weren't working out. The story has a happy ending, of course, and there are many bellylaughs along the way. This film should be particular fun for kids (8 & up). If you are a fan of British humor, Bean's for you!
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Summary: The art of a comedy.
Review: I saw this film at the local theater when I was but a boy in 1997. Batman and Robin was a complete f***ing failure that year but I had something to bounce back on. And that was Bean. This movie was too hillarious for words. Rowan Atkinson is one of the greatest comedic masterminds of all time. He can take one simple mistake such as for example, sneezing on an important piece of American history like the "Whistler's Mother" painting and turning it into a full scale disaster involving paint thinner, breaking and entering, bathroom humor, and an incredibly moving speech and make it so frickin funny that you have to see it again. I must admit, I saw Bean 3 times that year and it got funnier every time. It's like a classic film such as Forrest Gump or Star Wars. Films like that get better and better everytime because you notice something new and it feels like watching a brand new movie. That's what makes movie watching so worthwhile. It starts to grow on you. But anyhow, Bean is probably one of the greatest comedies of all time and it only gets better because behind this great comedy there was an even greater television series. In 1998, the Fox family channel which is now ABC family swept into my cable company's channel list and Mr Bean was one of the shows that came on all the time. And it's even funnier that the movie. Some of the movie's bits came from the show such as Bean getting the turkey stuck to his head. If you buy this dvd which you should, buy the dvd sets of the tv series. But on a final note, this is one of the most hillarious films ever, so buy it.
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Summary: Wow
Review: Rowan Atkinson talks in this movie for a change!
It's one of the best comedies ever.
This time, mr.Bean is a caretaker at Royal National Gallery. As a matter of fact he's a sleeper as he sleeps all day long at his work place.
Since the chairman adores mr.Bean instead of getting him fired he sends mr.Bean to U.S.A.
This is where the trouble begins...:)A must see movie
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Summary: YOU WON'T STOP THE LAUGHTER!!
Review: It seems that nationality has something to do
with how we enjoy humor. I expected to see a higher
rating given to this movie. For me, puertorrican, this is
the kind of humor I enjoy the most. This movie is terribly
funny - I simply has no words to describe it - just watch it
as soon as you can, you won't be dissapointed.
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Summary: Doesn't translate well
Review: Rowan Atkinson is a fine comic actor, as evidenced by his brilliant character Mr. Bean and his other, more talky television roles such as a policeman in "The Thin Blue Line." The Bean television show draws most of its humor from sight gags; indeed, it could almost be a silent movie. This Hollywood film, however, is something else entirely, and it suffers for it. Bean is obliged to talk a good deal, which doesn't suit the character well nor play to his special persona's strengths. The plot involves Bean being sent to Los Angeles, pretending to be an art expert. He stays with a typical dysfunctional family (ho hum) and ends up wreaking havoc but ultimately solving their problems too. There are too many squeamish gross-out gags (some featuring Bean in an operating room) that might please the intended teen audience but aren't terribly funny. The funniest stuff comes when Bean accidentally destroys the famous painting of Whistler's Mother and strives to draw his own face on it instead. So, see it once for the heck of it, but you'll have more fun watching any of the original Bean television shows.
Rating:
Summary: Very funny
Review: This movie is great it is the most funny thing you will find except for the Mr.Bean tv show.
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