Johnny English
Published 2011-10-30
He knows now fear, he knows no danger, he knows nothing
Film info
- Director
- Year / Run time 2003 ยท 1hr 28m
- Series Johnny English (1 of 3)
- Genres Adventure, Comedy, Action
When the priceless Crown Jewels are stolen, bumbling Johnny English is the only Secret Agent in the country who can solve the crime. His prime suspects: a sinister businessman and a beautiful woman with a mysterious interest in Johnny's top-secret mission. Can the clueless super spy save the day without denting the nation's pride... or his super-cool Aston Martin spy car?
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:24 | A squeezy toy instead of a hunk of meat, that works. |
| 4:36 | That whole opening sequence made me chuckle far too much. |
| 4:52 | All their MI7 agents look the same. |
| 5:25 | I like their premise for him being the only agent. |
| 8:50 | Would the royal family take sponsorship to redo their crown jewels? Better than the taxpayer funding it, I suppose. |
| 10:08 | Yay, Natalie! |
| 11:00 | "A Bloody Mary, not too spicy." That's his martini. |
| 14:04 | He has a pretty good French accent, that Malkovich chap. |
| 18:11 | Mmmm, nice car. Although he said: "Never mind about the gadgets, just focus on the case." What kind of spy film would that be? |
| 23:11 | Oh no, the car! |
| 25:22 | Wouldn't you be a bit suspicious if you saw a hearse doing moves like that with a coffin in the back? |
| 31:26 | I think there should be a Bean and Miller show, as well as Armstrong. |
| 32:47 | 327 convictions between them! |
| 35:36 | Bough is pretty good, it's a wonder he wasn't made an agent before. |
| 38:04 | Why do people rub their chopsticks between their hands? |
| 39:06 | That happened in Miranda! |
| 40:15 | Presumably they have to tell us the plan because it's not going to go well. |
| 42:07 | There are two identical looking buildings. That can only go well. |
| 45:43 | I like that he got over the shame very quickly. |
| 50:58 | Does everyone wear smart suits under their spy gear? |
| 55:15 | Aww, the spy always gets taken off the case. |
| 59:40 | I'm embarrassed at how much I laughed at the jacket in door thing. |
| 1:05:15 | There's always time for a shower, even in the middle of a mission. |
| 1:09:15 | Ooh, Chris Tarrant on London FM. Makes a change. |
| 1:12:11 | Aww, I never saw Concorde do a flypast with the Red Arrows. |
| 1:17:17 | That couldn't have gone more wrong. |
| 1:22:24 | High treason comes with the death penalty? |
Thoughts
I think the whole Johnny English thing passed me by first time round, I really wasn't that aware of it until the new trailers appeared for the sequel. I quite liked the look of the new one, so it made sense to catch up with the first. I thought it was going to be pretty silly, but there's nothing wrong with that!
I really, really enjoyed it. I said at the top I thought it was going to be silly, and it was, but it wasn't too crazy which can sometimes put me off. I was laughing almost from the very beginning - the opening credits where he gets lost. I liked that a lot of the "jokes" were unexpected, even if they had some pretty obvious build up. Rowan Atkinson was excellent, and it was fun seeing Natalie Imbruglia. I don't think it's worthy of a 5, but I liked it very much.
Rating: 4 / 5