Undoubtedly, this time, the Chinese audience's tolerance for "Agent Bean 3" is higher than that of mainstream audiences in other parts of the world.
Douban's 7.0 opening score, compared to the 34% freshness rotten tomatoes, 65% of the audience popcorn, and imdb 6.5 points, the classic image of Mr. Bean in China still has its own favorability bonus - although the protagonist of the movie is actually not Mr. Bean is Johnny English, but it doesn't matter, as long as it's Rowan Atkinson, both the introducer and the audience, are willing to call him Bean directly.
Of course, Rowan Atkinson is not only a household name in China, at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games, he and Queen, 007, Beatles Paul McCartney and the hot girl group performed as a British cultural icon, Rowan Atkinson can be said to be the comedy master of all mankind in this era.
But when it comes to the movie "Agent Bean 3" itself, it is a slightly mediocre work, and it almost relies on Rowan Atkinson alone to support all the laughs of the movie.
If you're looking for a comedy to relax in your leisure time, Agent Bean 3 qualifies, it's even more of a children's movie, and you don't have to think about the logic of the movie and the motivations of the British government, the villain tech maniacs, and Mr. Bean.
Johnny on the dance floor
In addition to his real name, Johnny English, Agent Bean is actually based on a credit card advertisement by Rowan Atkinson in the 90s, in which he plays an agent named Richard Lathum, which is popular by combining James Bond's identity as an agent and Mr. Bean's funny features, which led to the release of the first part of "Agent Bean" in 2003. The "Agent Bean" series is actually a parallel universe of "Mr. Bean", and another series, "Mr. Bean's Holiday" (domestic translation of "Bean's Golden Week"), Rowan Atkinson plays Mr. Bean.
Agent Johnny English is obviously different from Mr. Bean, who originally wanted to be a cool agent. If Bean is the joke of ordinary people who make trouble, then Johnny English is a person with a London accent and strives to be elegant. This is a kind of "contrast" with the reality of falling into an embarrassing dilemma every time.
"Agent Bean" who wants to keep it elegant
"Agent Bean 3" still continues this style, but this contrast can not help but seem a little sad in this movie - because the laughter of the whole movie is almost focused on the old-school style of Agent Bean (referring to the protagonist of the movie Johnny English, the same below) and the sense of conflict with the world today.
So, when you see Rowan Atkinson driving an Aston Martin retro sports car in his private collection in the movie, and a hybrid smart sports car chasing a big battle on the road, and finally losing out of gasoline, you will feel a slightly sad sense of comedy. The same feeling also occurs in Agent Bean's prop that needs to be inserted into a 1.5-inch floppy disk to run.
There is no bright spot. In view of the rapid development of the domestic network, it is recommended that the audience should not waste money in the theater.
Chu Hanchen (Film Critic)
Beijing News Editor Wu Longzhen Proofreader Lu Aiying