Review of Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) by Fazley A — 01 Mar 2010
10 years after the first Mr. Bean film, he was brought back again. It's very different to the film, as all of it is almost like a silent movie and the focus is on Mr. Bean. (In the previous film, there were times when he felt like a supporting character).
It's brave to do a film like this, it's not 100% perfect, but Mr. Bean is likeable and harmless, and it's a good family film too. It has Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) winning a holiday to Cannes in a church raffle.
He gets to Paris on the Eurostar, and ends up missing his first train to Cannes, and inadvertently seperates young boy Stepan (Max Baldry) from his father, Russian film critic Emil Dachevsky (Karel Roden).
And then Mr. Bean loses his money and passport, so they have to get to Cannes by any means necessary. They even meet aspiring actress Sabine (Emma de Caunes), who gives them a lift to Cannes in her yellow Mini with a black bonnet.
Now, who has a car like that?? ;) Alot of the gags are hit and miss, but it's enjoyable while it lasts, and it brings out the best of the French countryside, and it's a good environment for Mr.
Bean. Plus, it has some recognisable faces in it, including Willem Dafoe, Jean Rochefort and Steve Pemberton. :P.
This review of Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) was written by Fazley A on 01 Mar 2010.
Mr. Bean's Holiday has generally received mixed reviews.
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