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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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A tedium torture test produced with little money and less comic know-how.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
07/17/03
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Johnny English is a tamer Austin Powers crossed with Get Smart, with very little in the way of effective humor.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
07/17/03
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Delightfully daft.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
07/17/03
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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While Atkinson has physical comedy skills and a deadpan delivery equal to Sellers, his screenwriters take the easy, poo-joke route far too often.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
07/17/03
Dan Fazio
Dan Fazio
Citysearch

The film's irreverence toward venerable British institutions may seem uproarious in Johnny's home country, but Americans will find this just another summertime farce, falling back on stale scatological jokes when it runs out of better ideas.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
07/17/03
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

So abominably blah that you'll fall asleep in your popcorn.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
07/17/03
Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune

The good jokes are so infrequent Johnny English could be retitled You Only Laugh Twice.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
07/17/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

There is plenty of opportunity for funny lines and great physical gags but the script really lets down the cast.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
07/17/03
Jamie Gillies
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

Penned by the guys who wrote the last two Bond films. That means they're incapable of spoofing themselves, which is a concept far more funny than anything you'll see here.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
07/17/03
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

I'm a Rowan Atkinson fan. Silly yes, but usually a subtle whit tied like a rubber chicken to the site gags. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for "English."

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
07/16/03
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

Well, I guess this proves that Americans aren’t the only ones apt to characterize the French as obnoxious, power-hungry fops.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
07/16/03
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

The gags are telegraphed to such a ridiculous degree that you can see some of them coming literally an hour away. Yet when the punchlines arrive, Atkinson sells them with aplomb.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
07/16/03
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Smug with timely zingers like 'The only thing the French should be allowed to host is an invasion,' the movie's recommended strictly for Bush advisers.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
07/15/03
Jessica Winter
Jessica Winter
Village Voice

What makes it work is the cast, who are able to wring more than a few laughs out of this tired scenario.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
06/14/03
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International
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05/20/03
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross
Daily Mirror [UK]

'Aunque puede parecer bastante obvio y bobo para muchos, por lo menos representa un buen rato de entretenimiento puro y sin complicaciones'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
05/12/03
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

It still seems that nothing will ever beat the genius of the Val Kilmer-fronted spoof Top Secret, but after the fiasco of the last Austin Powers movie, this is fun.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
04/29/03
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

As funny as a slap in the face with a dead sea urchin.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
04/26/03
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile

It's the same bawdy British humour as the Ali G movie, and there's more inspiration in the gags from Jackass. .

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (Australia) | comment Comment
04/21/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)
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Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
04/20/03
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