SummaryRowan Atkinson is the outrageous Mr. Bean, sent on a mission to California to escort the world famous painting of 'Whistler's Mother' to its new home in The Grierson Gallery. What the gallery owner, one of the richest men in America, and his curator David Langley (MacNicol) believe, is that Mr. Bean is Dr. Bean, a renowned art expert. In fact he ... Read More
Directed By:Mel Smith
Written By:Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis, Robin Driscoll
Bean
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80
But while rooted in British sensibilities, Bean is not to be confused with a Noel Coward comedy. Not every gag in Bean succeeds, but compared with most comedies, this one is a keeper.
75
To enumerate exactly how Bean messes up would be to expose the silliness of this movie, and since Bean's humor is terribly silly, rather, wonderfully silly, there isn't much point in going into detail.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
51% Positive
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Sep 28, 2015
10
A faithful, delightful and hilariously laughing riot feature film to the British television film. Flawed, but comedic ally fascinating, this film is a MUST WATCH for the Mr. Bean fans. It's so funny how a goofy British mumbling character causes so much trouble in the United States of America. Especially when the airport officer says "Well you could really use some [medication]" I was laughing like crazy. Even though it broke a rule (Bean speaks a bit differently than the TV series, it's still freshly squeezed comedy and fun for the whole family. To be honest, I also thought the TV series was funny and I was really hoping for a full length movie. Rowan Atkinson is truly at his best as the loveable and goofy character. The film used many of the ideas and skits from the original television series.
70
The movie feels stretched out and thin.
60
Whatever the reason, Bean saddles Atkinson with a story that hangs on him like a dead weight and a filmmaking style that surrounds him like dead air.
40
This is not comedy - it's mugging. And there's no excuse for making Bean cuddly; he only works with an evil edge.
40
When Atkinson tries to stretch familiar Beanisms into 80 minutes, the results are mostly unsatisfying.
25
At a certain point, Bean goes beyond awful to surreally awful, like the rug Burt Reynolds sports in a cameo. The last-ditch plunge into pathos does nothing to redeem the feeling. Let's hope no sequel is in the offing. The only thing worse than Bean would be a hill of Beans. [07Nov1997 Pg08.D]
Sep 5, 2014
10
This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen - maybe even the funniest. A perfect film. I think this film is better than Bean's second film (Mr. Bean's Vacation).
Jan 16, 2013
10
Bean is unfairly underrated. It is a great movie. I enjoyed it, loads of laugh and love. This is one of the best movies I've ever seen in my entire life. Real fun and comedy. Don't know why people don't like this. Rowan Atkinson FTW!
Apr 7, 2019
6
Very funny film, Atkinson is brilliant and premise is reasonably good, but in many ways could have been better.
May 27, 2015
6
Not as funny as I thought it would be but the film has some of it's moments and have some great memorable ****. Bean is a fun man.Bean is not bad at all but it is not great.
Sep 4, 2012
6
"Bean" is an OK movie, which will bring you laughs, a lot of laughs. The plot is funny, the characters are funny and Mr.Bean got the same, great idiotic and unique acting.
Production Company:
- Polygram Filmed Entertainment
- Working Title Films
- Tiger Aspect Productions
Release Date:Nov 7, 1997
Duration:1 h 30 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Once in a generation, a motion picture comes along that touches both our hearts and our souls. This is not one of them.
Awards
Bogey Awards, Germany
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Screen, Germany
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination
