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| Johnny English [2003] | ![Johnny English [2003]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413TFZDCMYL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Peter Howitt
Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia, John Malkovich, Ben Miller, Tim Pigott-smith
Studio: Vision Video Ltd.
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (68 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2841
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: DVD
Running Time: 84 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6
EAN: 5050582067071
ASIN: B0000A5BS7
Release Date: August 11, 2003
Theatrical Release Date: July 18, 2003
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Amazon.co.uk Review
There have been films based on books, video games, theme park rides and even songs, but Johnny English must be the first one based on an advert. Taking its inspiration from the Barclaycard commercials, which starred Rowan Atkinson as a hapless MI6 agent, this full-length film is a cross between a James Bond spoof and Mr Bean. Johnny (a pen-pusher who dreams of a life in her majesty's secret service) is given the mission to protect the crown jewels after a bomb kills all of MI6's existing spies. Unfortunately they are stolen from right under his nose by evil industrialist, Pascal Sauvage (a ridiculously accented John Malkovich) who is intent on seizing the British throne and turning the UK into the biggest prison colony in the world. Thus follows comic set-piece after set-piece, including a hilarious car chase and the obligatory breaking-into-the-evil-genius's-lair sequence, in which English, ably assisted by his much more intelligent subordinate Bough (a brilliantly patient Ben Miller), tries to recover the jewels, stop Sauvage's nefarious scheme, prove to his superiors that he is not completely insane and get the girl, here an Interpol agent played by Natalie Imbruglia. It's a one-joke movie: he's the worst secret agent in the world. Situations and script are more than a trifle cliched, too, and John Malkovich's performance is cringeworthy. But Atkinson's talent for creating a frustrating but ultimately endearing character is firmly set in the British tradition of rooting for the underdog. The result is an entertaining and endearing spoof with some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments and sparks of originality that more than outnumber the groans. --Kristen Bowditch
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Johnny English's surprising triumph August 14, 2008
This film surprised me in more ways than one: Rowan Atkinson was much better than in Mr. Bean, for starters. Yet another thing that surprised me was how funny it actually was, I expected something on a par with 'School of Rock' which I have previously reviewed (look for 'school of rocks and pebbles and stuff' if you wish to read it), but it was just in a very different league. For example, 'Johnny English' has plenty of laugh out loud moments, and an ending which is entertaining, not just some big shoot out( the coat scene is pure gold.), so why the four stars?
There are laugh out loud moment, lots, however some jokes are just overused: certain jokes are nearly as familiar as,
"Duck!"
"Where?" Then something hits the hero on the forehead. Wow. How original.
Anyway, apart from these moments, this is one of the few brilliant films today, so I definitely recommend it.
 Immensly funny! January 4, 2008
Rowan Atkinson is great in it. The script is good and the acting is brilliant. I laughed out loud loads of times. This is an overall amazing film. A great James Bond spoof. I'd recommend this to all comedy fans out there!
Give Me a Red Telephone Box Any Day! December 9, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm British, I'm Bloody British and I love this film!
So to all those people who clearly have no sense of humour, or need something 'deeper' to entertain them - bog off and stop spoiling the fun for everyone else!
James Bond is a British institution, and like most of our institutions we love taking the mickey out of them. In my opinion, this film does it to an earl grey tea.
Rowan Atkinson could not have been better cast to play the part of an inept, but stalwart British Agent, and it was wonderful to see his long suffering yet dependable side-kick Boff making a substantial contribution to the film.
Johnny English took the mission, beat the bad guys, got the girl and had a go at the French, who are no doubt crying in their onion soup again!
Finally - the title song, by Robbie Williams, is brilliant!
It's funny - a very British film November 29, 2007
This is my cup of tea - daft, toilet humour in places, sophisticated humour in others. It's a real funny mickey-take of the Bond film genre - it even has Bond playing the music. It's Atkinson-esque anti-French humour had spot on timing, with the French going against Britain in the UN over the Iraq invasion at the time of the film's release. Don't worry though: the stereotypes for Brits, Germans and French are all in full swing, so it is not a film to be taken seriously
 What happened??? October 5, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
To Atkinson after the genius that was Blackadder?? Now we get apalling drivel like Mr Bean and now this toe curlingly bad `comedy' This was so bad I couldnt watch all of it. He has disgraced himself, and disgraced the country with this manure. The worst thing is the Americans apparently love the kind of tosh he spewing out these days. They might start thinking this is the pinnacle of British humour.
I have good mind to marry a Frenchwoman to gain citizenship, just to avoid being associated by nationality to this..this...CACK!
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