Rowan Atkinson serves up a hilarious spoof on the genre of spy films and gets away with it no matter how ridiculous he seems.
Johnny English (Atkinson) has just been promoted to the level of top spy at MI7 after a horrible incident that involved all other potential spies. His mission is to protect and investigate the plot to steal the Crown Jewels. At the party of their restoration, the Crown Jewels get stolen by thieves who are working for a French businessman Pascal Sauvage (John Malkovich) who wants to use them to for his own diabolical plan to rule the world. Johnny is absolutely convinced that Sauvage is the mastermind of this crime and he goes a long way to uncover that Pascal is guilty, even if it means disobeying his boss, Pegasus (Tim Pigott-Smith). Along the way he meets an undercover agent from Interpol named Lorna Campbell (Natalie Imbruglia) who is also investigating the theft of the Jewels and Pascal's real intentions behind his little charade. He falls in love with her and she begins to develop feelings for him as well even though he is pretty incompetent at his job. But nonetheless, his instinct is what ultimately saves him in the end; and he gets the girl too!
Johnny English is a fun thrill ride filled with comedy, action and romance. The spoof on films like the James Bond series (in which Atkinson did make an appearance once before) makes for adventure to many exotic places and a whole lot of chuckling in some pretty awkward scenes. The chase sequence with the towing truck was utterly perfect and made me laugh until my stomach ached. There were some very inappropriate moments towards the end that included a bare bottom, and thinking of it now still makes me laugh. Awkwardness is the key element to this film and it doesn't fail to please.
The flow of the camera was very proficient and I was gripped till the end watching I think one of my favorite comedy movies. It's overall somewhat silly and the acting doesn't need to be that good to impress, but the comedy is pure gold. I advise you to see it immediately 'cause this one's definitely a keeper and definitely helps for those nights when you're feeling down and need a quick dose of exhilaration.
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