Johnny English Reborn
Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 21, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
9
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoOct 20, 2011
The mix of groin injury and over-explanation could totally reach 9-year-olds and a greying Atkinson is still relentlessly lovable. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenOct 20, 2011
As the movie glides along, it may not elicit explosive laughter, but it plants a steady smile on your face and doesn't leave you feeling molested. If that's another way of saying Johnny English Reborn is old-fashioned, so be it. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 20, 2011
All that matters with efforts like this is whether the cookie-cutter plotting serves up enough situations for Atkinson to contort himself into and out of jams. After all, are the narratives what you remember from the "Pink Panther" movies? Or the silly things, like that Clouseau could so easily get his finger caught in a spinning globe? Read full review
60
MovielineStephanie ZacharekOct 20, 2011
Johnny English Reborn never quite ignites, even though it starts out promisingly enough. Read full review
60
VarietyRussell EdwardsOct 16, 2011
More a resuscitation than a rebirth, Johnny English Reborn finds British comedian Rowan Atkinson reviving his spoof spy character with this enjoyable if somewhat wheezy reprise. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNathan RabinOct 19, 2011
Johnny English Reborn's sharpest gags riff on its protagonist's unshakeable Britishness. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisOct 19, 2011
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 full review
50
New York PostLou LumenickOct 21, 2011
Johnny English Reborn sounds like a reboot, but it's actually a tired recycling of something that wasn't exactly fresh to begin with. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterMegan LehmannOct 16, 2011
Even the most desperately deprived secret-agent devotee will find little to cheer in this yawn-tastic 007 send-up. Read full review
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