Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English Reborn 2011

• Director: Oliver Parker
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Gillian Anderson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West, Tim McInnerny, Daniel Kaluuya, Stephen Campbell Moore
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Rowan Atkinson – Mr Bean’s Holiday, Johnny English, Keeping Mum, Love Actually, Black Adder, Mr Bean, Four Weddings and a Funeral
• Gillian Anderson – UFO, The X Files, The Fall, Robot Overlords, Great Expectations, Last King of Scotland, Tristram Shandy
• Rosamund Pike – What We Did on Our Holiday, A Long Way Down, The World’s End, An Education, The Libertine, Die Another Day
• Dominic West – Genius, Testament of Youth, From time to Time, The Wire, Mona Lisa’s Smile, Chicago, 28 Days, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard III
• Tim McInnerny – Sherlock, Hustle, Doctor Who, Casanova, Longitude, Black Adder, Notting Hill, Richard III
• Daniel Kaluuya – Black Panther, Doctor Who
• Stephen Campbell Moore – The Lady in the Van, Amazing Grace, Hustle, Bright Young Things
• Why? It was in the DVD box with the first film
• Seen:  11 May 2020

       The first Johnny English film was no masterpiece, but I do enjoy Atkinson’s absurdity.

       Johnny English, in case you didn’t know or had forgotten, is a spy, in fact the only spy left, or at least he was in the first film.  I won’t bother to tell the story, it’s no doubt minimal and unlikely. I’ll just enjoy it and get back to you with a rating.

       One hour and 37 minutes later…

       It was laugh-out-loud. Better than the first!

3 * of 5