Parents who sat stony-faced through the original Bean are in for a surprise: from an adult perspective, Mr Bean's Holiday is not all that bad.
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03/31/07
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
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Reviews Counted:109
Fresh:56
Rotten:53
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Mr. Bean's Holiday means well, but good intentions can't withstand the 90 minutes of monotonous slapstick and tired, obvious gags.
Theatrical Release:30-03-2007
Synopsis: The hopelessly daft but delightful Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is back in this jovial comedy. This time he wins a trip to the Cannes Film Festival and havoc ensues to such an extent that he may never... [More]
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Jean Rochefort, William Dafoe
Director: Steve Bendelack
Reviews for Mr. Bean's Holiday
Top CriticAlmost disturbingly unfunny.
03/27/07
Top CriticThe cinematic equivalent of Brussels sprouts; parents will drag their kids to see it whether they want to go or not, and it's bound to leave an unpleasant aftertaste in the mouths of all ages.
03/25/07
There are innumerable set pieces, most of which take an awfully long time to deliver an awfully weak gag.
03/31/07
Top CriticRaises many hackles (but few laughs). ...The best joke is taken directly from Tati's Jour de Fete.
04/07/07
What could have been a series of big and bigger set pieces instead flows smoothly from each corny gag to the next goofy slapstick routine.
03/24/07
Taking on a more European sensibility, Bean seems to have gone back to the drawing board, and come up with gags that were last funny when we were a couple of steps back in the Evolution of Man wallchart.
03/30/07
With its obvious nods to Tati, a surprise for Charles Trenet lovers and much humour at the expense of celluloid pretensions, there’s ample diversion here for even the snootiest cinemagoer.
03/29/07
Top CriticThe jokes are weak. There’s a complacency to the comedy that suggests that nobody could be bothered. Bean gyrating to Shaggy’s Boombastic is a gag that was past its sell-by date ten years ago.
03/31/07
Top CriticEnjoyable, surprisingly sweet comedy, which softens the edges of the Bean character and aims for a more classic silent comedy vibe.
03/29/07
Rowan Atkinson is one of those people who can inspire laugher with a twitch of his eyebrow or a stumble of his feet. He is this movie, and he gives us a good time.
08/26/07
The Mr. Bean character is reminiscent of cheap chocolate - some people love it, others despise it, and few can consume too much without feeling nauseous.
08/23/07
If you've seen 10 minutes of Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean routine, you've seen it all. Any larger dose can lead to irritation, dry mouth and depression.
08/22/07
Among the pluses: Atkinson is a gifted physical comedian. And the film is a rarity: a kid-friendly movie that was clearly not produced as a vehicle for selling toys and video games.
08/23/07
While Mr. Bean's Holiday is hardly a memorable vacation, Atkinson proves an agreeably silly tour guide.
08/20/07
In the final analysis, this Holiday is a so-so late summer diversion, unlikely to reignite Beanmania -- or repeat the previous film’s boffo box office.
08/23/07
Mr. Bean's Holiday is a very cute movie. Unfortunately, cute is rarely funny.
08/25/07
For those who appreciate the power of Bean in brevity, this 'Bean' leads to too much bad gas.
08/30/07
Somewhere, Jacques Tati is smiling.
08/24/07
One of the year’s most enjoyable surprises.
08/24/07
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