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Johnny English Reborn
2011
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Positive Reviews
34
Negative reviews
37
Average Rating
2.5
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3.0
Johnny English Reborns sharpest gags riff on its protagonists unshakeable Britishness.
Av Club
2.0
The hugely talented Atkinson does his best with the predictable script and is enthusiastically abetted by the likes of Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, ..
EW
2.0
Heres hoping Atkinsons next project highlights his acting skills better than this silly spy spoof does.
Common Sense Media
3.5
This sets the standard of humor to follow; much of the film frequently raises smiles, but substantial belly laughs are more sporadic.
Variety
2.0
Its very undemanding, though the enthusiastic granny bashing does provide a quantum of solace.
Time Out
1.9
The demonized exoticism of a Chinese assassin (Pik Sen Lim) isnt actively xenophobic, but it is as actively lame as the film containing it.
1.9
Atkinson has amassed a loyal following who will no doubt support English in theaters. But most will leave disappointed, thinking, Bean there, done tha ..
2.0
Even the most desperately deprived secret agent devotee will find little to cheer in this yawn tastic 007 send up.
The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Yet Oliver Parkers pedestrian direction does little to accentuate the humor or frame the jokes for maximum payoff (and with testicular gags being a ru ..
2.0
The most exasperating thing about Johnny English Reborn is that it isnt quite as awful as you might expect.
Telegraph
3.0
The gangly performer can combine the two in the subtlest of ways for brilliant effect, and its often the saving grace in what is an otherwise routine ..
3.8
Still the laughs, including the big laughs, keep coming right up to the closing seconds.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.8
Not bad for the sequel to a jumped up credit card commercial.Johnny English Reborn
The Globe And Mail
2.0
A sleepy retread of a tired formula that even Atkinsons skill at slapstick tomfoolery cant salvage.
One Guys Opinion
1.9
But it does remind one of the glorious past and the potential Atkinson never realized in his movies, even the hit ones.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
10 1 6 / 10 The idea of a sequel to the 2003 film Johnny English seems absurd, but the movie proved itself to be unexpectedly popular around the globe ..
Blu Ray
3.1
Still, his film is just good natured enough to make it a safe romp for kids and a passable 90 minutes plus for adults.
Usa Today
3.0
Atkinson is great value as the idiot sleuth, although some of director Oliver Parkers stunts and set pieces would be more suited to the slapstick anti ..
Radio Times
2.0
The production values on this are actually quite impressive, and the film has an uncommonly good cast for such a silly, niche project.Its just not ver ..
Screen It
1.0
Did they really have to.The original Johnny English movie was no great shakes, and eight years on the doltish spy born of a credit card advert has sur ..
Independent
3.0
More ambitious is a hilarious sendup of rooftop free running chases.
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
That said, Anderson is rather wasted as Pegasus and its a shame she isnt given more to do.The main problem is that the script is painfully derivative, ..
View London
2.5
Though stretched out for what feels like three hours, the nonsensical plot could be inscribed on the head of a pin.
New York Post
1.9
Director Oliver Parkers film relies on much of the same tired, repetitive spy spoofs as the Austin Powers movies, and much of the same false confidenc ..
Boston
2.0
Credit must be given for the way the film mirrors that real life misstep.
Smh
4.5
Shockingly, this is the rare sequel that improves on the original.
2.0
Many of the gags are good, and it goes out on a head banging high note.
Guardian
1.0
The attempts of Rowan Atkinson at physical humour look tired and desperate.
Daily Mail
3.5
Still relying on cheap laughs in places and not always pulling off its ambitious ideas, Johnny English Reborn wont blow you away, but its much more fu ..
Eye For Film
3.5
Action and humour are rolled into a grand, fizzling ball as the thrills of a spy story collide with Atkinsons inspired buffoonery.
2.5
Watching Mr. Bean is like reading the Sunday comics I can see a joke that I understand is funny, but I rarely laugh out loud.
Movies
1.5
Just a reasonably steady stream of closed mouth chuckles over comic incidents designed for that laziest little compartment of your brain.
Movies
4.5
And its awfully cheery about it along the way.This is no great film, by any stretch of the imagination, but it is hugely enjoyable without requiring t ..
Flickfilosopher
2.0
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Total Film
3.0
Screenwriter Hamish McColl mixes up a random mish mash of spy movie influences for a sporadically funny comedy that children will appreciate more than ..
Coles Mithey
1.0
Moderately funny if you still laugh at people walking into stuff, falling off stuff, and having their private parts inadvertently collide with stuff.C ..
Herald Sun
3.0
Austin Powers, this is not, and I suppose thats what most people would have been expecting when they saw it.
7M Pictures
1.5
This belated sequel squanders comic potential with unimaginative gags, but Rowan Atkinsons engaging screen presence ensures its still an entertaining ..
Film Ink
1.5
When Parker isnt flash panning to and fro in a pointless effort to imitate the Bourne films, hes lingering on Atkinsons facial expressions as if blink ..
The Age
0.5
Witless, overlong, unfunny and stupid, its a film so bad it defies understanding.
The Age
2.5
By the time English is chasing after three missing keys and then playing spy vs. counterspy against the real double agent, the movie is asking us to t ..
Maki At The Movies
4.0
If the troubled Bond franchise needs inspiration on how to reinvent itself, it could do worse than to look to Johnny English Reborn. The secret is not ..
Cine Vue
4.0
And although Johnny English 2.0 looks and sounds like a cheap follow up, Rowan Atkinsons gift for physical comedy deserves to make it an even bigger h ..
Mirror
3.1
This sequel is an improvement on the original, but its humor still relies too much on the physical.
Three Movie Buffs
3.0
It struck me with this take on the hapless hero that Johnny English is perhaps taking himself more seriously this time around. There are occasional la ..
Abc
4.5
The real suspense is always watching for English to put the next foot wrong, and then retrieve his balance. I found it a hoot.
Abc
1.0
Director Oliver Parker displays a shocking inadequacy at generating even a mild titter from a few moments that had the potential to be funny.
Digital Spy
1.9
At gunpoint I might confess to smiling when English pummeled the Queen of England with a tea tray, but the babysitters for the target audience will kn ..
Stl Today
3.0
As an outright comedy this falls short but as an easy to watch, old fashioned slice of British entertainment this is good solid family fun.
The Sun
2.5
Its not without lack of trying.Director Oliver Parker gives Atkinson a straight action thriller backdrop to wreak havoc upon, and a cast that includes ..
Matts Movie Reviews
3.1
Being almost effortlessly funny as a stand up comedian, however, doesnt always translate to the big screen.
3.1
While the sequel is more stylistically polished than its predecessor, looking great isnt always enough.
Js Online
2.0
Synopsis Rowan Atkinson is back for his second mission as the secret agent who generally insults British intelligence.
Sky
2.0
Johnny English Reborn is amusing in parts and arguably better than the original, but ultimately it is a throwaway giggle for kids and indulgent parent ..
Metro
1.5
The farcical goings on vary from genuinely chucklesome to pretty feeble, but Atkinsons blithely confident blunderer continually raises a smile.
What So
3.1
It does contain almost enough laughs to make it worth the ticket price. Falling a tad short, I would suggest adding it to the Netflix queue instead.
Clclt
2.5
Other than being family friendly, Johnny English Reborn has only a handful of chuckles to recommend it.
Jam! Movies
2.0
But without Atkinsons ridiculous face and comic timing, none of it would mean anything.
East Bay Express
3.1
What the film really needed was an injection of comedy that plays to Atkinsons strengths. Hes a funny guy, but this material just isnt worthy of him.
3.0
Neither raunchy nor crude nor ADD addled, the movie prefers long, elaborate, often very funny gags punctuated by bursts of good natured verbal silline ..
Film Blather
3.1
Black Adder fans will appreciate Tim McInnerny as a Q whos blown off his limbs, and for the kids theres nothing funnier than a Chinese cleaning lady/a ..
Boston Phoenix
2.0
Jokes are often milked for all theyre worth and then some till theyre more tedious than funny.
Cairo 360
3.0
A slightly more grown up take on the bumbling spy premise that will keep the little audiences entertained and the older guardians subdued.
Little White Lies
1.5
There is very little one could object to not even the films depiction of Chinese villains.
Critics Notebook
3.0
The problem, maybe, is that English is a character modeled on a concept rather than one built from the inside out, like Mr. Bean.
Movie Line
2.0
Johnny English is an old fashioned, gently effervescent spy caper that amuses but rarely delights.
Liver Pool Echo
2.5
The latters easy charm almost makes his misguided ideas seem appealing.
Kc Active
2.0
Not every gag in Johnny English Reborn is predictable, obvious and unfunny. Some of them are established and then ignored completely.
The Mercury
3.0
But even though the film is critically weak, it will be family strong.
Birmingham Mail
2.0
Its reborn smoother and better looking but not much funnier, even though Atkinson as the bumbling Bond wannabe gives it all hes got.
This Is London
3.5
But if you want enjoyable time in the theater laughing with your family, it would be a fine choice.
Big Hollywood
3.0
The movie comes up with a few inspired set pieces and a lot of clunkers, but the inspired ones more than make up for it.
Yahoo Movies
3.0
An obvious showcase for the slapstick and deadpan humor of Atkinson, the comic genius doesnt disappoint.
Cinema Clips
3.5
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Ebert Presents
2.0
Pure English buffoonery executed by Atkinson on a bit of a film career revival, and an absolute giggle a minute.
Real.com
1.9
After a fast, funny start, the new sequel, Johnny English Reborn, proves to be more of the same.
Feeds Boston
2.5
While Atkinson, with his elastic eyebrows and not quite in on the joke gaze, is always a pleasure, the movie feels unnecessary; a way to give some wor ..
Seattle Times
1.0
Some of the ideas are funny but the execution and timing is strangely off so the laughs just dont come.
Daily Express (UK)
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