m-86730
What a funny movie by Mr.Bean!
I have to say that the movie was classic, though the plot is too adventurous, Mr.Bean was force to be a scholar for the upcoming painting "Whistler's Mother" , as usual, some disaster will defintely happen if Bean was around.
Classic!
Paul Guest
This film is a true delight. It might be called a comic masterpiece, only 'comic' isn't good enough. While watching (on TV), I started thinking that it was in a genre all of its own: a light-hearted horror film.When anything can go wrong for Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson), it will go wrong. It does so more brutally in this film, I think, than in his TV show. His American host, David Langley (Peter MacNicol), unwittingly invites Sod's Law to strike when he lets Bean do the cooking and, later, leaves him alone with the so-called 'Whistler's Mother' before the unveiling ceremony. The background music in the latter scene sounds rather like that in the famous shower scene from Hitchcock's 'Psycho': maybe no coincidence.Bean's antics increasingly drive David to distraction. In an especially powerful scene, he sits all alone on the edge of his bed, temporarily abandoned by his wife and children, and sings Paul McCartney's 'Yesterday' straight from the heart.Following the encounter with Whistler's painting, however, Bean comes to look amazingly resourceful, even revealing hidden depths of intelligence. A good deal of suspense builds up before that happens. This was funny but it provoked nervous laughter when I imagined how horrifying the scene would have been in real life.'Doctor Bean', supposedly an eminent art historian, even displays virtually miraculous powers when accidentally transformed at one point into a very different kind of doctor. This scene also creates suspense, followed by relief. The film's only serious fault, in my view, is that its ending is too happy. It struck me as rather facile and sentimental. Ironically, the TV episodes of Mr Bean sometimes end a bit brutally.Full credit should go to Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, the writers Richard Curtis, Robin Driscoll and Rowan Atkinson, and the late Mel Smith as director. The late Sir John Mills deserves special mention too, for his cameo appearance as Chairman of the National Gallery; that character,in effect, causes all the trouble. The Los Angeles gallery director,George Grierson (Harris Yulin), thinks it's called the Royal National Gallery - which may be mildly amusing.
leplatypus
Before watching it, I was not convinced that for his 1st movie, Bean the Briton by nature should go to America? Now that I watched it, I'm not more convinced but it can be at least explained if we consider it as a remake for American market. We have already a example with the french comedy « Just visiting » : the original movie is very funny but too much french so American producers shot it again in America with the same cast as to please American audience !!! Here it's a bit the same thing as in a way, the movie is really loose and it's more about tying several mini Bean moments together ! Thus the story is not really convincing and American cast is not really interesting ! However the movie manages to make me laugh very often and very much and in this time, it was really enjoyable to have fun like this ! So in a way, it's at the same level and with the same feelings as the aforementioned « just visiting » !
WakenPayne
Mr Bean, Rowan Atkinson's most iconic role. There was clearly going to be a movie because the child-like antics of the character clearly was popular enough. In my eyes it doesn't translate well to the screen but this is certainly worth a watch.The plot of this movie is that Mr Bean (of ALL people!) is asked to present a speech on Whistler's portrait of his mother in America. The person who is curating also has the idea to have him stay with his family.So the plot is extremely thin. If you've seen the show you might know what to expect. I enjoyed Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean and everyone does their absolute best but there are a few complaints.Firstly. Mr Bean is a character that relies on pure physical comedy and not really that much else. His child-like antics are okay to watch for 30 minutes but this is nearly 90 minutes. It does get tiring after a while.Aside from that this is not that bad. It isn't anything special but it isn't unwatchable either. If you like the TV show then this is certainly worth a try.
