Johnny English Reborn (2011)

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About the movie

Year

2011

Runtime

1 h 41 min

Genres

Adventure, Comedy, Thriller

Countries

United States, France, United Kingdom

Director

Oliver Parker

Writers

William Davies, Hamish McColl, Neal Purvis

Plotline

Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down the Chinese premier.

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Starring

Roger Barclay

Eric Carte

Rowan Atkinson

Gillian Anderson

Rosamund Pike

Main cast

Roger Barclay Agent Two

Eric Carte Agent One

Rowan Atkinson Johnny English

Togo Igawa Ting Wang

Eleanor Wyld Receptionist 1

Mandi Sidhu Receptionist 2

Margaret Clunie Receptionist 3

Gillian Anderson Pamela

Rosamund Pike Kate

Dominic West Ambrose

Tim McInnerny Quartermain

Mariella Frostrup Royce

Daniel Kaluuya Agent Tucker

Miles Jupp Technician

Pik Sen Lim Killer Cleaner

Williams Belle Ling

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External critics' reviews

Like the incompetent spy himself, this is a comedy that will sneak up on the skeptical and defy low expectations, producing something smart enough to neatly balance the thrills and the yuks. more

The laughs, including the big laughs, keep coming right up to the closing seconds. more

It's breezy stuff, to be sure. And while English is far from becoming the Pink Panther for the Facebook generation, Atkinson has a breezy rapport with junior Agent Tucker (Daniel Kaluuya) that's reminiscent of Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau and his relationship with sidekick Kato. more

The mix of groin injury and over-explanation could totally reach 9-year-olds and a greying Atkinson is still relentlessly lovable. more

As the movie glides along, it may not elicit explosive laughter, but it plants a steady smile on your face and doesn't leave you feeling molested. If that's another way of saying Johnny English Reborn is old-fashioned, so be it. more

All that matters with efforts like this is whether the cookie-cutter plotting serves up enough situations for Atkinson to contort himself into and out of jams. After all, are the narratives what you remember from the "Pink Panther" movies? Or the silly things, like that Clouseau could so easily get his finger caught in a spinning globe? more

Johnny English Reborn never quite ignites, even though it starts out promisingly enough. more

More a resuscitation than a rebirth, Johnny English Reborn finds British comedian Rowan Atkinson reviving his spoof spy character with this enjoyable if somewhat wheezy reprise. more

Johnny English Reborn's sharpest gags riff on its protagonist's unshakeable Britishness. more

Fans of sophisticated humor may feel empathy with, if not sympathy for, the lead character on those many occasions he is kicked in the nuts. more

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