Review of Bean (1997) by Sheranga- T — 01 Mar 2010
Rowan Atkinson brings one of his most famous creations to the big screen after a very successful TV series which had become a world success, and creates a good guilty pleasure of a film!! It's not perfect, but it makes for a good 80 minutes or so of comedy.
This has Mr. Bean (Atkinson) being sent to America by the Royal National Gallery to help unveil Whistler's Mother in America, although the staff of the RNG are just look for an excuse to get rid of him for a while.
He creates havoc wherever he goes, including nearly ruining the life of his host David (Peter MacNicol), getting arrested the minute he lands in Los Angeles and then Mr. Bean is left alone with the painting.
.. It's not a complete disaster, though it has some very good moments of slapstick, and Atkinson handles them brilliantly, although alot of the gags are hit and miss. Like Airplane, if one joke doesn't work, don't worry, there'll be another one along in a minute a while.
Writer Richard Curtis proves he can do more than romantic comedies and Mel Smith proves to be a good director, (he should do more). Oh, and John Mills and Burt Reynolds make friendly little cameos.
This review of Bean (1997) was written by Sheranga- T on 01 Mar 2010.
Bean has generally received mixed reviews.
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