Johnny English

MPAA Rating

PG

Theatrical Release Date

Jul 17, 2003

Genre(s)

• Mistaken Identity
• Accidental Heroes
• Comedy of Errors
• Unlikely Heroes
• Drama

Rating (Stars)

Description

Mr. Bean meets Mr. Bond in Johnny English, a spy spoof that skewers the genre with Rowan Atkinson's trademark brand of veddy-British slapstick. It's a bit half-baked as a wannabe franchise, but Atkinson's creation of a new screen persona is just promising enough to warrant a sequel, despite critics' complaints that Austin Powers had already exhausted the spy-spoof's potential. Poppycock! Atkinson's gift for physical and, in this case, even verbal humor will surely please his devoted fans, even when a rather tepidly comedic screenplay prevents the British funnyman from reaching new heights of absurdity. As bumbling superspy Johnny English, who gains top-level MI-7 clearance after inadvertently causing a colleague's demise, Atkinson breathes life into gags that are too familiar to earn such an amusing revival. With John Malkovich as a smarmy Frenchman determined to overthrow the British monarchy, and Natalie Imbruglia as Johnny's comely comrade-in-arms, this slight but enjoyable comedy gives Atkinson plenty of opportunity to mug it up as only he can. --Jeff Shannon

Director

NULL

Stars

• Rowan Atkinson
• Simon Bernstein
• Tim Berrington
• Rowland Davies
• Oliver Ford Davies

Running Time

88 minutes

Original Price

$14.98

Current Value

$1.10

DVD Features

• AC-3
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• Dubbed
• DVD-Video
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC
• 1.85:1