Johnny English Strikes Again
Published February 5, 2020
Film info
- Title Johnny English Strikes Again
- Director David Kerr
- Year 2018
- Run time 1hr 28m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline A deadly tool
Down Atkinson returns as the much-loved accidental secret agent in Johnny English Strikes Again. When a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all active undercover agents in Britain, the country's only hope is called out of retirement. English's new mission is his most critical to date - dive headfirst into action to find the mastermind hacker. A man with few skills and analogue methods, English must overcome the challenges of modern technology - or his newest mission will become the Secret Service's last.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:23 | Ooh, he playing Temple Run. About time I checked that out again. |
| 1:47 | Best PM ever. |
| 4:49 | Loving the super spy classes. School would be so much more interesting. |
| 6:15 | Dance and Gambon reminiscing about the old spy days, amazing. |
| 10:15 | “We… don’t really do guns anymore.” |
| 14:28 | Do hotels still have fax machines?? |
| 19:21 | Dot Calm is a fun name for a boat. |
| 25:15 | I mean, I know it’s just pretty lights and stuff but the high-tech server room is gorgeous. |
| 28:35 | The i3 better win this car chase. |
| 31:52 | Colin and Dazzle, just out for a drive. |
| 33:09 | “Vodka tonic, no ice, no tonic.” |
| 36:53 | London Lemming sounds disgusting. Parmesan in a drink. |
| 46:51 | Oh no, if the floor moved as well with the VR, I’d be throwing up all over the place. |
| 52:16 | Okay, so actually she’s the worst PM ever, but still. |
| 55:56 | You just KNOW Siri would do that too, start playing a song as you are trying to be stealth. |
| 58:08 | Why is Mrs Doyle driving the getaway car? |
| 1:01:36 | ”…and that tsunami of tosspots we call the national press.” There was some actual venom in there, too. Amazing. |
| 1:03:41 | SUBMARINE! But also, how did it get in the Loch? |
| 1:12:26 | Simple data management problems. Hmm. |
| 1:17:30 | How does he have Siri still without the internet? You should hear Siri belly-aching when she can’t connect. |
Thoughts
I mean, look, you know exactly what you’re getting when you put on a Johnny English film. The bumbling incompetence of the super-silly spy is the perfect fit for Rowan Atkinson, but it’s not exactly high-brow art. On a tired weekday when you just need to unwind with something ridiculous, it’s the perfect film though.
I enjoy them, but I can’t recommend watching them because they’re not good, they’re not smart, they’re not even that funny. They’re just entertaining when you want something mindless and there will always be a need for that.
Rating: 2 / 5