Synopsis
The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.
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Cast
- Rowan AtkinsonJohnny English
- Gillian AndersonPamela Thornton ("Pegasus")
- Dominic WestSimon Ambrose
- Rosamund PikeKate Sumner
- Daniel KaluuyaAgent Colin Tucker
- Tim McInnernyPatch Quartermain
- Pik-Sen LimKiller Cleaner
- Richard SchiffTitus Fisher
- Burn GormanSlater
- Eric CarteAgent One
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The laughs, including the big laughs, keep coming right up to the closing seconds. - 60
Variety
More a resuscitation than a rebirth, Johnny English Reborn finds British comedian Rowan Atkinson reviving his spoof spy character with this enjoyable if somewhat wheezy reprise. - 60
Movieline
Johnny English Reborn never quite ignites, even though it starts out promisingly enough. - 60
Los Angeles Times
All that matters with efforts like this is whether the cookie-cutter plotting serves up enough situations for Atkinson to contort himself into and out of jams. After all, are the narratives what you remember from the "Pink Panther" movies? Or the silly things, like that Clouseau could so easily get his finger caught in a spinning globe? - 58
Entertainment Weekly
Fans of sophisticated humor may feel empathy with, if not sympathy for, the lead character on those many occasions he is kicked in the nuts. - 58
The A.V. Club
Johnny English Reborn's sharpest gags riff on its protagonist's unshakeable Britishness. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Even the most desperately deprived secret-agent devotee will find little to cheer in this yawn-tastic 007 send-up. - 38
Slant Magazine
As ticklish as one might find the idea of an equivalent Mr. Bean character occupying the driver's seat of a James Bond parody, it's likely that even a competent manifestation of such a scenario would pale in comparison to what Mike Myers and Jay Roach pulled off with apparent ease in their Austin Powers films.
