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Johnny English (2003)

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Reviews Counted:115

Fresh:38

Rotten:77

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: A tame spy spoof that elicits infrequent chuckles.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for comic nudity, some crude humor and language

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 18, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $27,972,410

Synopsis: When the British government fears that a plan is afoot to steal the royal family's beloved crown jewels from their secure home in the Tower of London, secret agent Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson)... When the British government fears that a plan is afoot to steal the royal family's beloved crown jewels from their secure home in the Tower of London, secret agent Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) is assigned to the case. Unfortunately, English isn't the British Secret Service's first choice for the job; he's just the only secret agent that is still alive. Even though English dreams of being a suave, debonair agent and has only the best intentions, the hapless Brit continually makes matters worse as he tries to save his country from falling into the clutches of French prison mogul Pascal Sauvage, played by John Malkovich. Among other things, English misuses secret agent gadgets, inadvertently leaks his plans to the bad guys, takes the most inopportune route into Sauvage's castle, and generally makes silly mistakes--and somehow gets away with it. Physical comedian Atkinson, best known as Mr. Bean, shines in this film, which was directed by Peter Howitt (SLIDING DOORS). JOHNNY ENGLISH also features British comedian Ben Miller as Bough, English's mild-mannered, but surprisingly effective sidekick from the agency. Australian singer and actress Natalie Imbruglia makes her feature film debut as Special Agent Lorna Campbell. [More]

Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Ben Miller, John Malkovich

Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Ben Miller, John Malkovich

Director: Peter Howitt

Director: Peter Howitt
Screenwriter: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, William Davies
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Mark Huffam
Composer: Edward Shearmur
Studio: Universal Pictures

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While it lives up to the very definition of 'hit and miss', the parts that hit are very funny.

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Bill Clark
Bill Clark
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You won't die laughing in the theater, but the filmmakers aren't asking you to, as they do in the frantic, adolescent comedies that dominate the market. It's a pleasure.

Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS) | comment Comment
07/07/04
Jake Euker
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03/16/04
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Another feeble 007 parody.

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03/09/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Straight from Tony Blair, English’s next assignment is a suicide mission: to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

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02/09/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Belongs on an old-time double bill, where it would satisfy, if only because we’d be into the second movie before we noticed that the first came up a bit short on laughs.

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02/07/04
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
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Excruciatingly predictable

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01/03/04
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

In spite of some wince-inducing bathroom humor, and jokes you can see coming from a mile away, this turns out be a very funny romp indeed.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/02/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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11/11/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Johnny English doesn't work as a spoof of the spy genre, and moreover, as you watch Atkinson at work, you begin to notice how easy this is for him -- too easy, in fact.

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09/13/03
Mark Dujsik
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Dies on screen.

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08/08/03
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Inept and painfully unfunny.

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08/07/03
Scott Von Doviak
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08/05/03
Sheila Norman-Culp
Sheila Norman-Culp
San Francisco Examiner

A poorly executed representative of the over-used spy spoof comedy.

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08/03/03
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