Johnny English: Rowan Atkinson goes Bond, JB.

[Guest Downhome]

Opens, Aug 8, 2003 nation wide!

 

 

Click here for the trailers!

 

Ok, now that I've got that out of the way. This movie stars Rowan Atkinson as Johnny English, and he plays a role something of the sort of a James Bond, a bumbling James Bond (think Lt. Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun series). The plot is very basic also, so there is nothing at all to think about. The Crown Jewel's are stolen, and it's up to English to save the day, alongside his partner, and a mystery woman played by Natalie Imbruglia (yes, THAT Natalie Imburglia). The "bad guy" is played by John Malkovich, so we're good there. Like I said though, there really isn't that much to the story, it's your basic Naked Gun type thing, with many visual gags throughout the film. I'd venture to say that if you dig stuff like Naked Gun, then you'll enjoy this one for what it is.

 

Now, I may be just a little bias, because I've loved Rowan Atkinson for years. The moment I first saw the TV show "Mr. Bean", I've loved watching his comedy. I don't know why, but even just looking at the guy makes me laugh. Anyhow, that's that. He does what he's always done here in this one for the most part, and at times he is actually pretty good in this role. I'm not talking it's all over the place, but in a couple of scenes I was actually ready to think he was playing in a drama/action like James Bond.

 

John Malkovich is just about always gold, and if you've seen him play the bad guy before, you know what to expect.

 

I was most shocked at Natalie, she did pretty good for what was there. I mean, she had the type of role that many women could play, but still, coming from here I was suprised and pleased. While watching the movie, I didn't even think of her as "the singer" a single time, so that has to be a good thing, right?

 

Many of the gags have been done before that we have here in this one, and many times they have been done better. You see shades of Naked Gun, Austin Powers, and all other types of films in that vein. There is some originality here though, and you'll know it when you see it. This will not win any awards, and it more than likely wont do all that great once it goes nation wide in August, but it's a great "check your brain at the door" comedy/action. Hmmm, when I get down to it, I'd give it...

 

...6/10.

 

Sincerely,

...Downhome...

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

Um, it hasn't come out yet. How are you rating it?

[Guest Downhome]

Um, it hasn't come out yet. How are you rating it?

I cheated.

[Guest El Satanico]

tsk tsk...using movies illegally copied from a screener disc...what has become of you...you were once a honest man...now look at you down with the criminal underbelly bathing in their filth

 

fooor shaaame

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

(reads through the review again...)

 

NATALIE IMBRUGLIA?? Man, as if I wasn't clamoring for this movie enough already...

 

(finds a way to get a very early ticket) Oh, and how did you come across this again? What's a screener disk?

[Guest starvenger]

I was most shocked at Natalie, she did pretty good for what was there. I mean, she had the type of role that many women could play, but still, coming from here I was suprised and pleased. While watching the movie, I didn't even think of her as "the singer" a single time, so that has to be a good thing, right?

Don't be too shocked. Like some other Australian singer (whatshername? Karly Manogue or something? j/k) Natalie was on the Aussie soap "Neighbours", so presumably she has some ability to act.

 

...and I have to wait until August for Johnny English? That just sucks...

[Guest El Satanico]

Screener Discs are DVDs that reviewers get before a movie comes out.

[Guest Downhome]

I was most shocked at Natalie, she did pretty good for what was there. I mean, she had the type of role that many women could play, but still, coming from here I was suprised and pleased. While watching the movie, I didn't even think of her as "the singer" a single time, so that has to be a good thing, right?

Don't be too shocked. Like some other Australian singer (whatshername? Karly Manogue or something? j/k) Natalie was on the Aussie soap "Neighbours", so presumably she has some ability to act.

 

...and I have to wait until August for Johnny English? That just sucks...

Holy crap, I didn't know that Natalie had been on a soap before, that's rather cool. Still shocked to see her and how well she did, I didn't even know she was in it untill I started watching it.

 

I didn't watch this using a Screener DVD, I wasn't that lucky. I had to use one of those damn Cam's, which isn't all that great quality. Still though, it was good enough for me to watch it, heh.

[Guest razazteca]

Was this even released in UK yet? Was the pirate vid that you "found" of Asian orgin?

 

Rowan Atkinson is one of those guys that I can tolerate on PBS on the weekend Brit Comedy marathons.

[Guest deadbeater]

You are into Rowan Atkiinson through Mr. Bean? That's like liking Shakespeare because of Titus Andronicus. See the Blackadder series, all five of them. That's a true masterpiece.

[Guest starvenger]

You are into Rowan Atkiinson through Mr. Bean? That's like liking Shakespeare because of Titus Andronicus. See the Blackadder series, all five of them. That's a true masterpiece.

I'd wager that MOST people here are into Atkinson via Mr. Bean.

 

Personally I never really got into Blackadder, although Atkinson was quite good.

[Guest Marshall]

You're kidding? I saw the movie yesterday, and it is shite. The word for how bad it is hasn't been invented yet. I feel dirty.