Review of Johnny English Reborn (2011) by Oxana — 23 Aug 2014
Johnny English, the best of MI7 (how he accomplished that, I will never know) is returning to line of duty after trying to find his inner warrior, and gain some peace after a disastrous mission in Africa that put both him and his agency in shame.
When he returns, Pegasus (Gillian Anderson) takes him at once under harsh scrutiny - yet not harsh enough, it would seem. Much as I liked to see Agent Scully (X-Files reference) in another movie role, her part did not feel as complete as I would have hoped.
All in all, I find "Johnny English Reborn" failed in much the same way as the original movie; there was comedy, but mostly it was for the sake of the comedy itself. It wasn't really funny, although it made me laugh; it was not clever, or new, or even refreshing.
The plot was a bit shaky, but the attention keeps being pulled away from that by the chaos that goes on. A good movie, if you're a fan of Rowan Atkins, but otherwise they are cheap laughs.
This review of Johnny English Reborn (2011) was written by Oxana on 23 Aug 2014.
Johnny English Reborn has generally received mixed reviews.
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