Mr. Bean's Vacation
Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 24, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
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13
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4
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75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Atkinson's goofball grotesquerie never lets up -- right through to the inspired finale. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Since Mr. Bean rarely speaks a complete sentence, the effect is of watching a silent movie with sound effects. This was also the dramatic ploy of the great French director-performer Jacques Tati, who is clearly the big influence here. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
If you're not a die-hard "Bean" fan, this is probably no place for you. But it's mercifully short (87 minutes), the French scenery is pleasant, a handful of the routines are hilarious and -- with its G rating -- you can definitely bring the kids. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Either you'll find the man hilarious -- or he'll seem like one of those awful, tedious comedians who only THINKS he's hilarious. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad Derakhshani
A former Bean hater, I've been converted by Holiday, Atkinson's second, and far superior film version of his TV hit. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Like the comic stars of the silent era, Mr. Bean's character transcends language barriers. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
Atkinson remains an expert clown, and there are sufficient numbers of gags to ensure that Bean fans worldwide will be kept fairly happy. Read full review
70
VarietyDerek Elley
This is a thoroughly Euro bedmate to the 1997 "Bean," with the Gauls rather than the Yanks as the butt of Bean's bumblings. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyLuke Y. Thompson
It may be a stretch to call this mugging moron sympathetic, but it’s surprising how enjoyable Mr. Bean can be when he’s actually given a hint of humanity. Read full review
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Do you Bean? If you do Bean, rejoice. Bean is back. If you don't Bean, here's a chance to start. Bean now, or forever hold your peace. Read full review
70
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Beautifully worked out, and the movie's final sight gag, set to Charles Trenet's shimmery seaside masterpiece, "La Mer," is a gracefully orchestrated bit of silliness that's a visual love sonnet to Chaplin, Lloyd, Keaton and, yes, Tati. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAndy Webster
The kids at my screening loved it. Besides, at its heart, Mr. Atkinson’s movie, a huge hit overseas, speaks in an international language. Read full review
63
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The movie gets full marks for earning its G rating: no violence, no cursing, no sex or nudity, no drugs, not even a rogue cigarette blotting the landscape. It's easier to achieve this rating when your hero barely speaks and has little consciousness of the adult world, but "Holiday" proves it can be done-and should be more often. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianDavid Germain
While Mr. Bean's Holiday is hardly a memorable vacation, Atkinson proves an agreeably silly tour guide. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubAmelie Gillette
A very cute movie. Unfortunately, cute is rarely funny. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
This time, it's not because mainstream movie-goers in this country lack taste but because the film isn't worth buying a ticket to see. Mr. Bean's Holiday is no vacation. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
There is a guilty-pleasure quality to watching Atkinson at work even when Mr. Bean has overstayed his welcome. The film's lightness makes you wish you were the one headed to the beach. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Director Steve Bendelack and writer-producer Simon McBurney aim for the comedy of Chaplin, Keaton, and Tati, relying heavily on sight gags and their star's pratfalls and facial contortions, but they vititate the comic payoffs by allowing scenes to run too long. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Ruthlessly skilled as Atkinson is, the Bean persona of generic, maniacally grinning ineptitude owes most of its appeal to seeing just how far an actor can pull a face without pulling a muscle. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
There are certain elements in life that you either have a taste for, or you don't. Like coffee. Cats. And Mr. Bean. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
Only intermittently funny. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
If you like the character – his tooty yellow Mini, his busily working beetlebrows, his tendency to point and grunt and eat shellfish whole – then you will be rewarded with 90 minutes of such. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
If you've been lobotomized or have the mental age of a kindergartener, Mr. Bean's Holiday is viable comic entertainment. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
Picks up steam when it finally arrives in Cannes just in time to wreak yet more havoc at the big film festival, but getting there is pretty tedious. A little of the wildly mugging Atkinson goes a long way. Read full review
38
PremiereNatalia Cuevas
There are certainly some laughs to be had in Holiday (mostly of the "so dumb it’s funny" variety), but not much else. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
An excruciating series of gags aimed at kids old enough to think it's funny when a grown-up acts like a small child. Read full review
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