Rowan Atkinson does about as good of a spy he can do in "Johnny English," and while the film provides enough laughs, some of the story and jokes just fall flat. In a miraculous turn of events following Agent One's surprising death, every last one of the other English spies are killed in an explosion. All except one, that is. Johnny English at long last gets his chance to live out his dream as spy extraordinaire, saving the day and wooing the women. The fact that English is clearly out of his element and utterly clueless is pretty much expected.
While the plot seems decent enough for an actual spy movie, some of the problems are pretty glaring. A lot of the jokes are seen coming from miles away while the plot twists are also very predictable.
Don't get me wrong, the film is an admirable spoof of spy films and I found it to be pretty funny. There just seemed to be too many breaks in the comedy and too many predictable, cliched scenes for me. This is probably a pretty good movie for kids who like comedy and spy films as it is pretty tame (except for the painfully unfunny "crawling up through the toilets" scene).
Overall it is ok, nothing great but not too bad.
5 out of 10.
While the plot seems decent enough for an actual spy movie, some of the problems are pretty glaring. A lot of the jokes are seen coming from miles away while the plot twists are also very predictable.
Don't get me wrong, the film is an admirable spoof of spy films and I found it to be pretty funny. There just seemed to be too many breaks in the comedy and too many predictable, cliched scenes for me. This is probably a pretty good movie for kids who like comedy and spy films as it is pretty tame (except for the painfully unfunny "crawling up through the toilets" scene).
Overall it is ok, nothing great but not too bad.
5 out of 10.