Mr. Bean's Holiday Reviews
BrandonFibbs.com
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.
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| Original Score: 6/10
Top CriticThe hilarious sting of the TV show is gone; only the rubber-faced shtick remains.
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| Original Score: 2/6
DVD Review
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.
EURWeb
Britain's most-beloved mute behaving like a buffoon while vacationing in France.
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| Original Score: 1/4
Common Sense Media
Slight, slapstick-heavy comedy will amuse kids.
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| Original Score: 3/5
PopMatters
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.
Cinemaclips.com
"Mr. Bean's Holiday" is a jolly day at the beach.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
Cinematical
You can only put up with so much shameless mugging.
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| Original Score: 1.5/5
TheMovieReport.com
The episodes become all the more repetitive and wearying when stretched to feature length.
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| Original Score: 2/4
Film Threat
After 'winning' a camcorder and a vacation package to the French Riviera, Bean sets out in Bean style, and the laughs don't stop.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Cinerina
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.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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 | Original Score: 1/4
Palo Alto Weekly
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.
| Original Score: 2/4
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
For those who appreciate the power of Bean in brevity, this 'Bean' leads to too much bad gas.
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| Original Score: C-
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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 | Original Score: 3/4
Creative Loafing
It's a shame that Atkinson has yet to find a feature film to do his character justice.
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| Original Score: 2/4
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
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.
Aisle Seat
Rowan Atkinson is one of those people who can inspire laugher with a twitch of his eyebrow or a stumble of his feet. He is this movie, and he gives us a good time.
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| Original Score: 3/4
PopMatters
A great deal of silent era slapstick has only grown better with age. The exploits of Mr. Bean have vinegared.
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| Original Score: 1.5/5
