Review: Mr. Bean’s Holiday
I was provided Mr. Bean’s Holiday by Click Communications for the purpose of review.
I was first introduced to the character of Mr. Bean by my then 8- and 10-year-old nephews about 12 years ago. They were practically crying with laughter, and I wondered what kind of Ren and Stimpy nonsense they were watching. My sister-in-law dragged me in and told me I simply HAD to watch this guy, he was so hilarious. Now, physical humor just makes me cringe. Laugh, but cringe. I usually watch it through my fingers, I just get so embarrassed for that looney on the screen. Weird, I know. Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean is one of my all-time favorites of the genre.
Having said that, when we started seeing this movie advertised, the trailers made my kids just howl with laughter. So when I got the chance to review the DVD that is coming out today, I figured it would be a winner!
Well . . . my 4-year-old fell asleep before it was halfway through, what does that say about it? I think the sketch comedy that endeared him to me — hiney cringing humor, that — just works much better in shorter segments. Even the first Mr. Bean movie took too much plot to try to tie it all together and this one was even slower-moving. I watched for 30 minutes or so and just kept waiting and waiting for things to pick up. They never did. This is another movie where most of the funny parts were revealed in the trailers.
Sorry, it just wasn’t for me.
