Rowan Atkinson's witless, painfully unfunny attempt to re-create the gentle, near-silent slapstick of Jacques Tati's M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY (1953) is an excruciating series of gags aimed at kids old enough to think it's funny when a grown-up acts like a small child, but too young to know that men who pull creepy faces in an attempt to curry favor with youngsters are to be avoided.
Mr. Bean (Atkinson) wins a camcorder and a trip to Cannes at a church raffle, and heaven help those whose paths he crosses. Bean orders the fruits de la mer on ice at a snooty cafe and gamely eats langoustines shell and all, while dumping those icky slimy oysters into an unsusp...
Released:
2007
Rated:
G
Length:
90 mins