Johnny English

An unhinged parody of James Bond theatrics, Johnny English finds Mr. Bean himself suiting up as the eponymous super spy for a series of wild and silly adventures. A lowly pencil pusher working for the MI7 agency, Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is ...more

Johnny English is not a good movie by any means, but it is a funny one. It contains all of the elements of a bad summer action comedy -- a weak story line, obvious jokes, and preposterous plot developments -- but it still succeeds in entertaining, due largely to the comedic talents of its star, Rowan Atkinson. In the title role, Atkinson steals the show as a bumbling, inept superspy-wannabe. Simply put, he is hilarious; but one has come to expect this from Atkinson, who could create comedy out ...more