Review of Johnny English (2003) by Steve B — 09 Oct 2011

Getting away from his silly 'Mr.Bean' character which I'm sure some people just love and adore, Rowan jumps into the role of James Bond 007, super spy spoof, Johnny English. According to some watched bonus material, the idea of Johnny English came from Rowan Atkinson doing some 'shorts' or 'mini-movies' for a credit card advert of some kind, developed the idea and thought about creating a movie of that character.

This movie still has plenty of humour as does 'Mr. Bean' but a bit more realistic and a lot more happening in regards to action. A little more up my street in regards to plot and content too. His incompetence is amusing to watch and his character is more civilised and English compared to say 'Austin Powers' so he pulls it off well, the illusion of being a spy but unfortunately a clumsy and dim-witted one.