Mr Bean's Holiday (DVD)

There's something about Mr. Bean that is very family friendly, I suppose it could be down to the most violent thing he has ever done is slam his yellow mini door or cut off someones poney tail in a hairdressing mix-up, or it could just be that the silent character brings everyone together in a humerous fashion. I sat down to watch Mr Bean's Holiday the other weekend, and as I was much younger when I saw his first Hollywood outing I wasn't sure what to expect - I remember liking the first movie, and if the movie saw a combination of some of his greatest sketches then it should have been a big hit for me. With my mum coming in and out of the room every now and again, it ...

Mr. Bean is a well-known character played by Rowan Atkinson which he first portrayed in a television comedy series and then a film based on his exploits looking after a painting going to the United States. In this film Mr. Bean goes on holiday to France. I'll start this film by saying that I personally found it a disappointment. My sense of humour normally works well with films such as this, but I found this film suffers from some well known comedies when they write a series of humorous scenes and then try and link them all together. Ultimately the film feels dis-jointed and confused. The plot of the film is that Mr. Bean wins a holiday to France, ...

Mr Bean wins a holiday to the sun kissed beaches of the South of France in a Church raffle. As he blunders his way towards his destination he meets a French boy who, unwittingly gets seperated from his father. Can Mr Bean get this boy to Cannes to re-unite him with his father and still find his way to his dream destination? As you can see the plot to "Mr Bean's Holiday" is hardly Shakespeare. In fact it is as shallow as any of the iconic character's many television episodes and in essence, this is all "Mr Bean's Holiday" is. As an extenuation of a television series that was short but often hilariously sweet, this is a film that is ...