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Mr. Bean's Holiday

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Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

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Reviews Counted:109

Fresh:56

Rotten:53

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Mr. Bean's Holiday means well, but good intentions can't withstand the 90 minutes of monotonous slapstick and tired, obvious gags.

Rated: G

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Aug 24, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $32,553,210

Synopsis: The hopelessly daft but delightful Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is back in this jovial comedy. This time he wins a trip to the Cannes Film Festival and havoc ensues to such an extent that he may never... The hopelessly daft but delightful Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is back in this jovial comedy. This time he wins a trip to the Cannes Film Festival and havoc ensues to such an extent that he may never even get there. Mostly a series of episodes involving Bean's inability to communicate with French and Russian speakers, this will please youngsters who may be unable to hold continual plot lines together and for whom adult language is still a bafflement. Many of the extended bits are funny: there's Bean's frantic attempts to catch the train, his fouling up World War Two movie set, knocking shellfish into a lady's purse, messing up the Cannes premiere of an uptight director, and bonding with a Russian boy who gets separated from his father (thanks to Bean's misdoings). An aspiring young actress (Emma de Caunes) helps out and Willem Dafoe is the uptight director. Nay-sayng critics will say that Atkinson's rubbery, contorted face and spastic physicality are perhaps best left on the small screen, but millions of Bean fans can't be wrong; there's plenty to enjoy, from the hilarious scene of Bean earning money by lip-synching the songs of a fellow busker, to his meddling in the projection booth at Cannes. The kid in all of us, perhaps still smarting from being called clumsy and clueless, should delight in Bean's weird brand of perfect revenge. As a bonus, the cinematography is beautiful, capturing the glistening waves and beautiful beaches of the Riviera with a travelogue's eye. [More]

Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Jean Rochefort, William Dafoe

Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Jean Rochefort, William Dafoe

Director: Steve Bendelack

Director: Steve Bendelack
Screenwriter: Hamish McColl, Robin Driscoll
Producer: Peter Bennett-Jones, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Composer: Howard Goodall
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Steven D. Greydanus

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2/5

Jim Lane

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 07 2008 03:15 AM

Sacramento News & Review

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6/10

Brandon Fibbs

Mr. Bean's Holiday is a film stuck in the wrong century, more akin to classic silent comedy than modern humor and Bean himself is a clown caught without his make-up, psychedelically colored pants and bright red nose.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 28 2008 11:24 AM

BrandonFibbs.com

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2/6

David Fear

The hilarious sting of the TV show is gone; only the rubber-faced shtick remains.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 18 2008 03:15 AM

Time Out New York

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Felix Gonzalez Jr.

Mr. Bean's Holiday delivers some of the charm of the original series, and whatever it may lack, it is worth watching simply for Rowan Atkinson's dedicated performance.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 11 2007 01:15 PM

DVD Review

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1/4

Kam Williams

Britain's most-beloved mute behaving like a buffoon while vacationing in France.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 26 2007 08:04 PM

EURWeb

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3/5

Renee Schonfeld

Slight, slapstick-heavy comedy will amuse kids.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 22 2007 04:06 PM

Common Sense Media

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Cynthia Fuchs

Bean and Carson are less different than they are the same, both self-centered and naïve, sad and lonely. Worse, Bean's movie isn't even as funny as Carson's.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 15 2007 10:58 AM

PopMatters

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3/5

Roger Tennis

"Mr. Bean's Holiday" is a jolly day at the beach.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 13 2007 07:55 PM

Cinemaclips.com

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1.5/5

Jette Kernion

You can only put up with so much shameless mugging.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 07 2007 10:10 PM

Cinematical

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2/4

Michael Dequina

The episodes become all the more repetitive and wearying when stretched to feature length.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 05 2007 09:29 AM

TheMovieReport.com

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3.5/5

Stina Chyn

After 'winning' a camcorder and a vacation package to the French Riviera, Bean sets out in Bean style, and the laughs don’t stop.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 04 2007 03:15 AM

Film Threat

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4/5

Karina Montgomery

If you are as repelled by the previews for movies like Balls of Fury or The Comeback, come give the old school a try. It's cunningly made.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 02 2007 12:15 PM

Cinerina

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1/4

Bob Bloom

Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a movie that offers intermittent laughs and some funny sequences, yet does not come together as a whole. It lacks focus and pacing.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 01 2007 09:47 AM

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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2/4

Susan Tavernetti

Taking aim at self-absorbed filmmakers, amateur and professional, emerges as another strong thematic target. If only the comedy produced as many laughs as things to say.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 01 2007 03:32 AM

Palo Alto Weekly

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C-

Christopher Smith

For those who appreciate the power of Bean in brevity, this 'Bean' leads to too much bad gas.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 30 2007 11:48 AM

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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3/4

Linda Cook

I wasn't a fan of his first film, but darned if I didn't enjoy the ride in "Mr. Bean's Holiday."

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 29 2007 09:57 PM

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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2/4

Matt Brunson

It's a shame that Atkinson has yet to find a feature film to do his character justice.

Full Review Source: | comment 1 Comment | Aug., 29 2007 07:08 PM

Creative Loafing

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3.5/5

Ken Hanke

Not only are the physical gags clever, they're refreshing to see in a day when this kind of carefully constructed visual comedy has completely vanished from the movies.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 29 2007 10:06 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Richard Roeper

I hate Mr. Bean, I hated this movie. He’s an annoying, creepy, leering, sweaty, unfunny character, and ten seconds would be too much and this movie’s like 90 minutes.

Full Review Source: | comment 9 Comments | Aug., 27 2007 11:22 AM

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