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Johnny English | 
 enlarge | Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Simon Bernstein, Tim Berrington, Rowland Davies, Oliver Ford Davies
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: Video
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Rating:  135 reviews
Sales Rank: 28848
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 88
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0783272952
UPC: 096896126535
EAN: 9780783272955
ASIN: B0000U5RO4
Theatrical Release Date: July 18, 2003
Release Date: January 13, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Former library copy. Case is slightly damaged, but VHS cassette is fine.
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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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 ROWAN ATKINSON AT HIS BEST - BRING ON THE SEQUEL!!! August 11, 2008
Rowan Atkinson is simply one of the best comedians ever. His portrayal of Mr. Bean and other characters earned him fame and recognition. The Mr. Bean movie met with mixed reviews if only because is was mostly material taken from his wildly successful TV series. THIS movie however is 100% original and shows Atkinson at his very best. If you are a fan of his you will NOT be disappointed. And if you're not a fan, you may just become one. I actually much prefer this light-hearted spoof of the Bond series over others like Austin Powers. It's one of my favorites. Take Atkinson's comic genius, a talented comic foil, throw in an Aston Martin, and a love interest who is FAR sexier than ALL the Bond women combined, and how can you go wrong? Johnny English is a winner and I can't wait for a sequel!!! PS - PLEASE leave out the potty jokes in the next movie. There is one bathroom scene in this movie which is really disgusting and not at all funny. Atkinson is more talented than that.
Just good Fun September 24, 2007
I just thoroughly enjoyed watching this - reminded me of Leslie Nielson and the spoofs of Airplane and Police Squad. Totally silly, I missed a lot of stuff the first time due to extreme laughter. The second viewing was just as enjoyable as the first even tho' I knew what was coming up. I highly recommend for a fun evening of laughs.
Rowan Atkinson is more than Mr. Bean.... September 7, 2007
One of the things that makes Rowan Atkinson a comic genius is that he's a master at both spoken and physical comedy. While fans of Mr. Bean will see Atkinson's physical comedy, fans of the Black Adder series know his comic timing is truly a thing of beauty.
Johnny English is one of the very few pieces that shows Atkinson giving equal time to both. The scene at the funeral can go down as a comedy classic. This film is hilarious.
My all-time favorite comedy June 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Johnny English is my favorite comedy of all time! I've seen it at least 20 times over he past 3 years and am still not tired of it, on the contrary, I find it extremely delightful every time! If you like Rowan Atkinson, make sure you don't miss this comedy! The role of a clumsy secret agent suits him to a T and this is British humor at its best! I've watched a lot of British comedies and this, along with the Blackadder series 1, 2, and 3, are my absolute favorites! Of course much of it is based on cliches, but Atkinson's way of dealing with these cliches is most unexpected and therefore very refreshing.
2nd James Bond 007 March 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you ever fall in love with Mr. Bean, the UK comedy television series, you should fall in love with Johnny English as well. It is one of an outstanding comedy films that combines the clumsiness, laughing out loud moments, and romantic scenes of Rowan Atkinson who is a director himself. It can be described as the combination of Mr. Bean and James Bond 007.
The film has some similarities in both Mr. Bean and James Bond 007. There are many moments in Johnny English that remind the viewers of Mr. Bean. One of them is when Atkinson is in the shower with a duck toy that babies usually play with when they take a shower. This film is different from Mr. Bean due to the fact that the viewers will not be able to hear audiences laughing when Atkinson does something stupid that we usually hear from watching Mr. Bean. It is a film not one of the series that ends in half an hour. The film itself takes about one hour and twenty-eight minutes. In Mr. Bean, the viewers can easily notice that Atkinson plays in the role of a mute person, but not in Johnny English. He speaks with his British Accent in Johnny English. It is also different from James Bonds 007 on account of the film being taken only in United Kingdom instead of all over the world.
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