Yesterday, I went out and added to my ever growing list of movies I've seen in theaters. I saw and Johnny English Reborn, and The Big Year. I was interested in seeing Johnny English from the trailers, and the fact I'm a fan of Rowan Atkinson from the Mr. Bean days, and The Big Year had promise due in large part to the main actors in the film (Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, and Jack Black). In hindsight, I was wrong. Disappointing was my reaction after seeing both films.
Johnny English Reborn is the sequel to Johnny English, which came out in 2003. For the most part, this movie was flat, and found it hard to laugh at certain parts, even though I wanted to. Perhaps it was the fact that the comedy in this film seemed outdated, and not up to date. When I first saw the trailer to this film, I honestly thought it was a sequel to Mr. Bean, but the comedy shown during the trailer, I thought would translate well throughout the film, but I was wrong. The film isn't bad, but it isn't good either. It's average at best.
What happens when you get Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson, three actors known for comedy all in one film? A good comedy right? Answer to that would be a NO. This movie left me feeling like it was a waste of a film. The premise around the film would have been better with new and upcoming actors, not these actors that have been around for quite a while. The premise around this movie is birds. Yes, birds. All three characters in this film played by the three actors mentioned above are determined to have a big year (which is how many different birds they can spot in a year across North America).
After seeing the two films, I wouldn't recommend you go see them while they are out in theaters. I would recommend Three Musketeers before these films, and I felt that movie was average at best as well. Perhaps I'm a bit too harsh with that film, but it's how I viewed it.
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