Im ersten Drittel gibt es Gags, über die hab ich mich schon als kleiner Scheißer totgelacht. Wohlige Erinnerungen an „Otto - Der Film, Momente aus der „Nackten Kanone“ oder eben „Mr. Bean“ kamen hoch. Tief in mir drinnen habe ich offenbar eine weiche Stelle für genau diese Art unbekümmerten Humor. Und trotzdem ist „Johnny English 3“ zumindest in der ersten Hälfte herrlich britisch - pointiert, das Timing passt, obwohl man 90% der Gags 10 Minuten vorhersagen kann, funktionieren sie trotzdem. Auch weil Rowan Attkinson immer noch ein Genie ist, wenn es um das Spiel mit Mimik, dem eigenen Körper und Alltagsgegenständen ist. Das ist guter, ehrlicher Slapstick, der durch die banale Handlung gar nicht weiter gestört wird. Die zischt anfangs angenehm…

"They are FRENCH cyclists, Bough, and they are obstructing Her Majesty's Secret Service." *Proceeds to launch missile*

I'm severely disappointed in the Letterboxd community once again. Surely we can do better than a 2.8 average rating? But to each their own I guess, even if you are wrong.

What's not to love? The energetic soundtrack full of joy? The surprisingly slick direction from David Kerr coating this sequel? The best reunion in all of cinema between Johnny English and Bough? I could go on and on and on because I'm going to be honest I was very tempted to slap a five star rating on this film, because - like I did watching this in the cinema back in 2018…

Like the monarchy, the metric system, and the inexplicable desire to refer to Madonna as “Madge,” the “Johnny English” franchise is one of those British things that’s never really made it across the Atlantic. Hatched from an ad campaign that remains considerably funnier than any of the feature comedies that have derived from it, these doddering James Bond spoofs are reliably massive draws on the other side of the pond, but American moviegoers don’t seem to have any interest in seeing Rowan Atkinson wreak havoc as a braindead spy who always manages to save the day (2011’s “Johnny English Reborn,” the second chapter of what’s now a trilogy, grossed a measly five percent of its $160 million take from the…