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Johnny English (Widescreen Edition) |  | Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Simon Bernstein, Tim Berrington, Rowland Davies, Oliver Ford Davies
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  141 reviews
Sales Rank: 17183
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD22819D
ISBN: 0783274181
UPC: 025192281921
EAN: 9780783274188
ASIN: B00005JM20
Theatrical Release Date: July 18, 2003
Release Date: January 13, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
When the British government fears that the crown jewels will be stolen, they enlist the aid of the unseasoned and clumsy secret agent, Johnny English, to protect them.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 26-DEC-2005
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com
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
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 The Jacques Clousseau of Spies January 18, 2010
WriterGirl (Seoul, S. Korea)
You tell 'em, perla! This is not side-splitting but still a funny movie with toilet humor (literally) and lots of slapstick. It reminds me of the Jacques Clousseau series with Peter Sellers, not high-brow but it could grow on you. John Malkovich is one of the few American actors who can play a great villain. JE's partner and "the femme fatale" are also worth watching. A sequel wouldn't be unexpected. Hey, Rush Hour 4: Lee and Carter are in London when Lee gets hurt and JE takes his place. Revenge!!
 Mild Comedy November 13, 2009
drkhimxz (Freehold, NJ, USA)
Having just discovered that Mr. Atkinson is a major star worth a great deal of money, I imagine many who might read this are fans of previous work. For them, I should think, this will be a diverting exercise with a variety of verbal and visual laughs. For those with no such connection to him, I should say that this is a minor comedy built on a bumbling secret agent. It has some laughs, is generally lightly amusing, and is of a length which doesn't permit boring stretches. Supporting players add a measure to the pleasure. All in all, nothing to go out of the way for, but not tedious. Not a bad way to spend less than an hour and a half.
Very Funny!!! June 26, 2009
Pumpkin Man
I grew up watching Rowan Atkinson play Mr. Bean, and I thought he did a very good job as being a spy who usually has no idea what he's doing! Johnny English must figure out who stole the Crown Jewels, and deal with a villian named Pascal Sauvage who tries to become king. English receives help from another spy named Bough and a beautiful woman named Lorna Campbell. Can the incompetent British spy stop this bad guy? I highly recommend JOHNNY ENGLISH!!!
Had a very good time watching this June 19, 2009
Eric S. Kim (Southern California)
The plot was pretty thin, but who cares? This is a comedy, not a James Bond-type action film. Rowan Atkinson is Johnny English, and he gives his character his usual comic brilliance that's found in "Not the Nine O'Clock News." John Malkovich is pretty funny as the antagonist, but not as funny as I expected him to be. Still, he isn't all that bad. The rest of the supporting cast do a great job with their roles. As for the jokes, only a few fall flat.
"Mr. Bond, Mr. Bean." April 26, 2009
David Baldwin (Philadelphia,PA USA)
Rowan Atkinson is one of our great comic treasures. With his hangdog looks his sense of visual and verbal slapstick is impeccable. Even in cameos in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Love, Actually" he steals the spotlight. "Johnny English" is an OK film with it's fair share of laughs. The ersatz Bond by way of Clouseau plot doesn't add anything new to the spy comedy genre. This is far from a bad film just a tad disappointing. I give "Johnny English" a marginal recommendation but Atkinson is best represented onscreen in the hilarious "Mr. Bean's Holiday".
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