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Christy Lemire, Associated Press: WEAK (cg) "Slapstick requires a delicacy and finesse that Atkinson most certainly possesses, but the writing just isn't there.... Johnny English isn't reborn so much as reheated..." (Read the full review...) 409 words, 10/20/11 Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...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." (Read the full review...) 85 words, 10/21/11 Scott Bowles, USA Today: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Atkinson dials down the physical shtick a bit, allowing the film some sly jokes that attentive parents may appreciate -- particularly those familiar with the conventions of spy flicks." (Read the full review...) 525 words, 10/21/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...it may not elicit explosive laughter, but it plants a steady smile on your face and doesn't leave you feeling molested." (Read the full review...) 713 words, 10/21/11 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: POOR (cg) "...works awfully hard to entertain us. But that just makes it all the more depressing when joke after joke falls painfully flat. Stay home and introduce your kids to 'Mr. Bean,' instead." (Read the full review...) 156 words, 10/21/11 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...what's memorable (and hilariously so) is the simplest form of decorum-puncturing mayhem... a hodgepodge of espionage flick tropes." (Read the full review...) 459 words, 10/21/11 Lou Lumenick, New York Post: MODERATE (cg) "...a tired recycling of something that wasn't exactly fresh to begin with.... the nonsensical plot could be inscribed on the head of a pin." (Read the full review...) 346 words, 10/21/11 John Anderson, New York Newsday: MODERATE (cg) "Fatigue is written all over this mock spy thriller, but it does have its moments." (Read the full review...) 306 words, 10/22/11 Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...the silliness fails to generate true belly laughs, and despite the efforts of Atkinson and his very accomplished supporting cast, only makes us smile or chuckle..." (Read the full review...) 604 words, 10/21/11 Peter Howell, Toronto Star: MODERATE (cg) "This isn't a completely terrible movie, but it's a very lazy one." (Read the full review...) 545 words, 10/21/11 Kate Taylor, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD (cg) "...funny enough to make you laugh and plausible enough, in an exploding-umbrella type of way, to make you care. Not bad for the sequel to a jumped-up credit-card commercial." (Read the full review...) 641 words, 10/21/11 Phil Brown, Toronto Now: WEAK (cg) "...clichéd spy-movie shenanigans should theoretically tap Atkinson's genius for verbal ('Black Adder') and physical comedy ('Mr. Bean') but never do." (Read the full review...) 219 words, 10/20/11
Sean O'Connell, Washington Post: WEAK (cg) "...feels like reheated bits from Atkinson's 'Mr. Bean' days.... most will leave disappointed..." (Read the full review...) 515 words, 10/21/11 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK (cg) "...there's not much here that sticks with you the instant the credits roll." (Read the full review...) 450 words, 10/24/11 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a solid spoof with lowbrow laughs and an undercurrent of intelligence.... a likable family outing, and sometimes that's plenty." (Read the full review...) 376 words, 10/21/11 Tom Russo, Boston Globe: WEAK (cg) "...proves to be more of the same." (Read the full review...) 435 words, 10/21/11 Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the laughs, including the big laughs, keep coming right up to the closing seconds." (Read the full review...) 371 words, 10/21/11 Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: MODERATE (cg) "...the kind of movie that you forget almost instantly after watching it; it's neither good enough nor bad enough to be memorable." (Read the full review...) 338 words, 10/21/11 Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: WEAK (cg) "For anyone expecting the second coming of Clouseau, 'Johnny English Reborn' is a karmic catastrophe." (Read the full review...) 352 words, 10/21/11
Mack Rawden, Cinema Blend: POOR (cg) "...a borderline disaster. Its moments of original humor are few and far between, and when they do come, they're often at annoying times that slow down the pacing." (Read the full review...) 821 words, 10/21/11 Ann Lewinson, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) " 'Black Adder' fans will appreciate Tim McInnerny as a Q who's blown off his limbs, and for the kids there's nothing funnier than a Chinese cleaning lady/assassin wielding a Hoover." (Read the full review...) 144 words, 10/20/11 Nathan Rabin, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Atkinson gleans a few laughs from the contrast between his lascivious bedroom eyes and spastic physical comedy, but he can only do so much to elevate material this hopelessly mild." (Read the full review...) 309 words, 10/20/11 Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...never quite ignites, even though it starts out promisingly enough.... it's hard to make fun of something that knows it's preposterous from the get-go." (Read the full review...) 746 words, 10/20/11 Rob Humanick, Slant: WEAK (cg) "The creative blame goes round and round, from the poor staging and inert cinematography to a general cluelessness about the components of the genre being lampooned." (Read the full review...) 485 words, 10/20/11 Phil Brown, Toronto Now: WEAK (cg) "...clichéd spy-movie shenanigans should theoretically tap Atkinson's genius for verbal ('Black Adder') and physical comedy ('Mr. Bean') but never do." (Read the full review...) 219 words, 10/20/11 MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: VERY GOOD (cg) "...very silly yet often very clever." (Read the full review...) 661 words, 10/07/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...it may not elicit explosive laughter, but it plants a steady smile on your face and doesn't leave you feeling molested." (Read the full review...) 713 words, 10/21/11 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...what's memorable (and hilariously so) is the simplest form of decorum-puncturing mayhem... a hodgepodge of espionage flick tropes." (Read the full review...) 459 words, 10/21/11
Russell Edwards, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "More a resuscitation than a rebirth... much of the film frequently raises smiles, but substantial belly laughs are more sporadic." (Read the full review...) 831 words, 09/17/11 Megan Lehmann, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "...the general vibe is one of laziness. The action is by-the-numbers and the ungainly machinations of the plot are familiar from countless spy spoofs..." (Read the full review...) 811 words, 09/18/11 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...what's memorable (and hilariously so) is the simplest form of decorum-puncturing mayhem... a hodgepodge of espionage flick tropes." (Read the full review...) 459 words, 10/21/11 Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: MODERATE (cg) "...few surprises and few laughs..." (Read the full review...) 731 words, 10/22/11 Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...it may not elicit explosive laughter, but it plants a steady smile on your face and doesn't leave you feeling molested." (Read the full review...) 713 words, 10/21/11
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