Johnny English Reborn

Theatrical Release Date: 2011 10 21 (USA)

UPC: 025192123795

Studio: Universal Studios Home Ent.

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Violence, Suitable for Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Scatological Humor]

Summary: When a team of ruthless assassins plot to kill the Chinese premier, the only person who can stop them from plunging the world into total chaos is bumbling secret agent Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) in this sequel featuring Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, and Rosamund Pike. Somewhere deep in Asia, the veteran MI-7 spy has been training for years in anticipation of his next mission. Meanwhile, the most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organizations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: Blu-ray exclusives: The English Files: The makin gof Johnny English Reborn
Working with Rowan
Gagets
English in Hong Kong

Bonus features: Deleted/extended scens with intros by director Oliver Parker
Gag reel
The wheelchair chase
Feature commentary with director Oliver Parker and screenwriter Hamish McColl

Johnny English Reborn

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 02/28/2012

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DHMA null, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 82 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Johnny English Reborn
1. Chapter 1 [5:39]
2. Chapter 2 [3:27]
3. Chapter 3 [3:53]
4. Chapter 4 [2:28]
5. Chapter 5 [3:15]
6. Chapter 6 [6:50]
7. Chapter 7 [7:33]
8. Chapter 8 [4:25]
9. Chapter 9 [8:56]
10. Chapter 10 [2:36]
11. Chapter 11 [6:48]
12. Chapter 12 [3:35]
13. Chapter 13 [1:47]
14. Chapter 14 [3:38]
15. Chapter 15 [6:46]
16. Chapter 16 [3:36]
17. Chapter 17 [5:03]
18. Chapter 18 [7:49]
19. Chapter 19 [4:43]
20. Chapter 20 [2:04]
1. Johnny English [2:14]
2. Bean [2:15]
3. Mr. Bean's Holiday [2:11]
4. Nanny McPhee Returns [:32]
5. Back To The Future [1:18]
6. Bruce Almighty [1:42]
7. Evan Almighty [2:49]
8. Big Fat Liar [1:56]

Perry Seibert

Comedy, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Discovering the rhyme or reason why we find one type of silliness more amusing than another is an exercise in futility. There are those who can't sit through more than a minute of Benny Hill's zaniness, but will crack up with a single expressive eyebrow arch from Rowan Atkinson. If you fall into the latter category, Johnny English Reborn is bound to please. Atkinson returns as the Clouseau-esque superspy Johnny English, who is snatched away by MI7 from his training with monks in Asia -- he's been trying to master skills like how to take a kick in the "man zone" without so much as a whimper -- to stop an assassination attempt on the Chinese head of state. With the help of inexperienced Agent Tucker (Daniel Kaluuya) and a behavioral psychologist (Rosamund Pike) who is sweet on him, English uses a variety of Bond-like gadgets to track down an evil trio of assassins who plan to eliminate the Chinese leader. There's a scene about halfway into Johnny English Reborn that's as pure a dose of Atkinson as you can get. While at a conference table with the British prime minister, the head of MI7, and other important figures, English can't figure out how to adjust his chair. Soon he's slowly rising up, finally sitting at least a foot higher than everyone else. Then his seat beings a gradual descent that ends with him looking nearly straight up at the PM. All the while, nobody mentions or reacts to the chair because they're too embarrassed. It's a ridiculous bit of physical comedy that works because of Atkinson's superior clowning skills. As good as he is as a verbal comic, he's often funniest when he's not saying anything at all. Director Oliver Parker shows a knack for slapstick, especially in a rooftop chase sequence in which English uses his brains to pursue a parkour master leaping over and around every obstacle -- the segment plays like a loving tribute to Harold Lloyd. And the director also understands that this is Atkinson's show. The actor is the focus of every scene, and he's given enough time to let his occasionally uncomfortable pauses stretch to the point when they finally get laughs. Johnny English Reborn isn't memorable, and it won't give you stomach pains from laughter. It aims simply to amuse you, and it achieves that goal with commendable consistency. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Tim Bevan  Producer 
William Davies  Executive Producer 
Eric Fellner  Producer 
Liza Chasin  Executive Producer 
Debra Hayward  Executive Producer 
Oliver Parker  Director 
Ilan Eshkeri  Composer (Music Score) 
Hamish McColl  Screenwriter 
Chris Clark  Producer 
Rowan Atkinson  Actor 
Gillian Anderson  Actor 
Rosamund Pike  Actor 
Dominic West  Actor 
Daniel Kaluuya  Actor 
Richard Schiff  Actor 
Togo Igawa  Actor 
Tim McInnerny  Actor 
Lobo Chan  Actor 
Wale Ojo  Actor 
Lim Pik-Sen  Actor 
Williams Belle  Actor 
Janet Whiteside  Actor 
Mark Ivanir  Actor 
Josephine de la Baume  Actor 
Stephen Campbell Moore  Actor 

Country: UK