I like Rowan Atkinson.
Not so much as Mr. Bean, but as Blackadder. This movie looks like he’s neither type of character. I guess I’ll find out in about an hour.
It id the same character from a Barclaycard advert he did years ago (‘boff’ was a different person then, if I remember rightly)
JE is much closer to Blackadder than to mr bean. His attitude is blackadder, but his skills are bean. I guess he’s an English Inspector gadget, without the gadgets. (He’s an idiot and blunders big time, but his blunders end up getting the job done by accident)
It’s a very good film IMO.
I can’t wait to see it. I love Rowan Atkinson.
This movie seems like a British version of the TV show “Get Smart”. Both are James Bond spoofs, but still. I do plan on seeing it though. 
Absolutely cannot wait. I’ll go with you, NoClueBoy. Mr. Maureen is faking sick so he doesn’t have to take me. Feh. He doesn’t like Monty Python either.
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I saw Johnny English today. I hadn’t thought of the Get Smart angle; the movie reminded me more of the Inspector Clouseau movies(which I miss). Johnny was 100% on tactics and interpreting clues, but about 30-40% on execution. I loved Rowan Atkinson’s facial expressions–the slow realization of messing up and trying to find a way out–I had a good laugh. John Malkovich was a hoot as Pascal Sauvage with that strong french accent. The funniest scene in my opinion was when JE interrupted a funeral and berated the grieving family. He was so arrogant and condescending. I was laughing quite loudly when Bough turned up and concocted the story that JE had escaped from the lunatic asylum and asked, “Has he urinated on anyone yet?”.
I must say that the James Bond movies have spoiled me for this movie–the gadgets and special effects simply didn’t measure up. But this was a very funny movie.
I liked it.
Hope he can do some more eps with this character.