Super predictable - a damn shame. Atkinson deserves the right vehicle but unless you already love him, he cannot transcend this vehicle.
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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Reviews for Johnny English
At best a spotty spy spoof with little to say about the genre beyond what Mike Myers already accomplished in 'Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery' (and wrecked in its two dreadful sequels).
While Atkinson thankfully gets to repeat the physical humor of Bean, Johnny English wallows in the gross-out antics of the Austin Powers flicks but has none of their energy or inventiveness.
There weren't enough good laughs for me to recommend it to anyone other than the most devoted Beanheads.
Will Jacques Chirac inspire the next round of international spy movie villains?
Wildly uneven and yet, at times, nothing less than wildly entertaining.
If the theater's air-conditioning is working and it's hot outside, spending some time with English isn't a bad idea.
It's everything you might expect from a film based on a series of TV commercials.
Every possible laugh was wrung out of this idea several decades ago, then the Austin Powers movies drove them deep into the ground. Now Atkinson comes along to do it all again, as if no one ever had.
[A] completely unnecessary and nearly chuckle-free spy movie spoof ...
Malkovich plays the "flouncy" French villain as an extremely annoying combination of Nancy Kulp and Will Ferrell...
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