Mr. Bean's Holiday (English, 2007)

The magic is broken. Having seen so many antics of Mr. Bean on the TV, I was soooooooo looking forward to this movie. And it ended up being the very definition of a damp squib.

Mr. Bean's Holiday is about Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) taking a holiday in South of France. Being Mr. Beans, there are of course a series of troubles, stupid mistakes, supposed-to-be-funny scenes etc. However, there is no fun. The movie feels like a 25 min. TV episode stretched to a full-length movie. It moves at a very slow pace. By the time you make up your mind to laugh at something, that scene os over and the next funny scene comes after 10 min and gets over immediately. Further, there is nothing new in the foolish sequences, it all gives a felling of being old hat.

Recommendation - Avoid the movie. If you are interested, go rent the TV serial DVD, much more fun to watch.

Rating - ✘✘