Johnny English (2003)

"Rowan Atkinson...is one of the comic treasures of our times...  Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
"Rowan Atkinson is a very funny man.   Robert Strohmeyer, filmcritic.com

Editor's Note When the British government fears that a plan is afoot to steal the royal family's beloved crown jewels from their secure home in the Tower of London, secret agent Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) is assigned to the case. Unfortunately, English isn't the British Secret Service's first choice for the job; he's just the only secret agent that is still alive. Even though English dreams of being a suave, debonair agent and has only the best intentions, the hapless Brit continually makes matters worse as he tries to save his country from falling into the clutches of French prison mogul Pascal Sauvage, played by John Malkovich. Among other things, English misuses secret agent gadgets, inadvertently leaks his plans to the bad guys, takes the most inopportune route into Sauvage's castle, and generally makes silly mistakes--and somehow gets away with it. Physical comedian Atkinson, best known as Mr. Bean, shines in this film, which was directed by Peter Howitt (SLIDING DOORS). JOHNNY ENGLISH also features British comedian Ben Miller as Bough, English's mild-mannered, but surprisingly effective sidekick from the agency. Australian singer and actress Natalie Imbruglia makes her feature film debut as Special Agent Lorna Campbell.

	Ben Miller
	Greg Wise
	Natalie Imbruglia
	Rowan Atkinson
	Tasha de Vasconcelos
	Chris Seagers - Production Designer
	Ed Shearmur - Musical Score
	Peter Howitt - Director
	Remi Adefarasin - Cinematographer
	Robin Sales - Editor
	Tim Bevan - Producer
	William Davies - Writer

New York Times
"...[Atkinson] is like a sketch-comedy troupe rolled into one body, whose shape he seems able to alter at will..." 07/18/2003 p.E13

Los Angeles Times
"...[Atkinson is] a comic actor of genius who raises silliness to an art form..." 07/18/2003 p.C11

USA Today
"...Atkinson raises the movie to the level of good fun by the force of his outrageous persona and skill at physical comedy..." 07/18/2003 p.2E

James Berardinelli's ReelViews 4 of 10
As far as uniqueness goes, there's little that this movie attempts that hasn't been explored in film - James Berardinelli

Chicago Sun-Times 4 of 10
Can we all pretty much agree that the spy genre has been spoofed to death? The James Bond movies hav - Roger Ebert