Johnny English Strikes Again
Johnny English Strikes Again

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Johnny English Strikes Again

2018
Movie
88 min
English

Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

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IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes34%
Metacritic37/100
Google Users71%
Director: David KerrGenres: Comedy, Action, Adventure

Plot Summary

When a cyber-attack reveals all active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English becomes the nation's last hope. Recalled from retirement, he must use his old-school methods to track down the mastermind behind the hack. With limited technological skills, English bumbles his way through a series of comedic mishaps while trying to save the world from a digital threat.

Critical Reception

Johnny English Strikes Again received mixed to negative reviews from critics, though it was a box office success. Reviewers often cited its reliance on Rowan Atkinson's physical comedy and a predictable plot, while some audiences found it to be a lighthearted and amusing family film.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies heavily on Rowan Atkinson's familiar slapstick and comedic timing.

  • The plot is considered predictable and somewhat dated.

  • Generally seen as a light, family-friendly comedy with occasional laughs.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate a mixed reception, with many appreciating Rowan Atkinson's comedic performance and finding the film entertaining for a casual watch. However, some viewers felt the humor was repetitive and the story lacked originality.

Fun Fact

The film's plot involves a hacking incident that exposes all British secret agents, a theme that was particularly relevant at the time of its release due to increasing concerns about cybersecurity.

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r96sk

r96sk

An improvement on <em>'Johnny English Reborn'</em>, if still a large distance off the entertaining original. <em>'Johnny English Strikes Again'</em> does feel more like the first film though, unlike the 2011 sequel. That's in positive an...

Gimly

Gimly

_Johnny English_ is a franchise that continues to get worse with every movie they release, which obviously makes _Strikes Again_ (as the newest) the worst to date, but I will say, there is one sequence with a certain cannister of pills that...

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