Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down the Chinese premier.

Director:

Oliver Parker

Writers:

Hamish McColl (screenplay), William Davies (story),

Stars:

Roger Barclay, Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roger Barclay	...	Agent Two
Eric Carte	...	Agent One
Rowan Atkinson	...	Johnny English
Togo Igawa	...	Ting Wang
Eleanor Wyld	...	Receptionist 1
Mandi Sidhu	...	Receptionist 2
Margaret Clunie	...	Receptionist 3
Gillian Anderson	...	Pamela
Rosamund Pike	...	Kate Sumner
Dominic West	...	Simon Ambrose
Tim McInnerny	...	Patch Quartermain
Mariella Frostrup	...	Royce (voice)
Daniel Kaluuya	...	Agent Tucker
Miles Jupp	...	Technician
Pik Sen Lim	...	Killer Cleaner (as Pik-Sen Lim)

Storyline

Rowan Atkinson returns to the role of the accidental secret agent who doesn't know fear or danger in the comedy spy-thriller Johnny English Reborn. In his latest adventure, the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty's Secret Service must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. In the years since MI-7's top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his unique skills in a remote region of Asia. But when his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox agent. Now that the world needs him once again, Johnny English is back in action. With one shot at redemption, he must employ the latest in hi-tech gadgets to unravel a web of conspiracy that runs throughout the KGB, CIA and even MI-7. With mere days until a heads of state conference, one man must use every trick in his playbook to protect us all. For Johnny English, disaster may be an option, ...

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Plot Keywords:

premier | chinese | spy | secret agent | tibet | 

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Taglines:

A little intelligence goes a long way

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild action violence, rude humor, some language and brief sensuality.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [es]

Country:

USA France UK

Language:

English Mandarin Swiss German Cantonese Russian

Release Date:

21 October 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Johnny English 2

Filming Locations:

Hawley Woods, Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,833,300 (USA) (21 October 2011)

Gross:

$8,129,455 (USA) (11 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The ongoing search by the characters for the unknown third man in the spy ring is a take-off of the real-life years-long search for an unknown "Fifth Man" in the so-called Cambridge Five, a British spy ring which began operating during WWII.

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Goofs

When Johnny English straps on the parachute his tie is caught underneath the chest strap. However in the next shot his tie is seen flying up to hit him in the face.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Agent One: Johnny English. Five years ago he was our top agent.
Agent Two: Yeah. Took his eye off the ball in Mozambique.
Agent One: Does it have to be him?
Agent Two: He's the only one our contact will talk to.
Agent One: So where is he?

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Crazy Credits

A deleted scene is shown: Johnny English prepares a meal for Kate, chopping and washing the ingredients in time with Edvard Grieg's music "Peer Gynt in the Hall of the Mountain King".

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Connections

Featured in Projector: Johnny English Reborn (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Word Up"
Written by Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins
Performed by Cameo
Courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group, under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd

User Reviews

Zero Expectations

A friend of mine warned me to go in with zero expectations. So I did. I read a few reviews around the internet about the movie, going on about how the audience weren't roaring with laughter.

Well that simply wasn't what I just been through. There was a scene or two where the audience even started applauding!

Frankly speaking, this movie is a vast improvement over the first one, with heightened unpredictability and more genuine gags.

I think what you'll have to remember, if you're gonna catch it, is that Atkinson is best known for his slapstick (+silent) comedy, and not hilarious lines like Adam Sandler.

If you're expecting a deep plot and clever dialogue, you won't find it in this movie - though I must say that the move has gotten the balance of plot, dialogue, and comedy, quite right.