m_lecarre

Johnny English 1 and 2 were watchable but in no way memorable. No 3 is a complete strike . . . out! Rowan Atkinson will always be remembered for his short television roles in series like The Black Adder and in the context of such short episodic pieces of comedy entertainment Atkinson excels primarily because he is a physical rather than a cerebral comedian - and he has the face to carry it off. In anything longer than a television episode he simply does not have the skills required of a leading actor to keep audience attention.

In this particular movie (or film or the pictures as we used to call them in the UK) the scriptwriting, pace and contrived situations did nothing to help him entertain, and story, such as it was, was so utterly devoid of substance that without a convincing lead actor or lead/foil combination that one did not need to suspend disbelief at all, one had to abandon it entirely. So often I found myself saying oh just get on with it please! regrettably it was more of a lengthy cartoon than a movie and must rank as an embarrassment to Atkinson who looked like a has-been gathering money to bolster his pension fund. Sorry Rowan but I feel that even a 3/10 rating is being overly generous.