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by matthedsouz_0
26 Mar, 2022
Classic Old School Mr. Bean Comedy!
A classic adventure romp with Rowan Atkinson’s iconic comedic idiot Mr. Bean! Director Mel Smith’s absurdist farce Bean (1997) is a wonderful comedy for all ages. I love how Mel Smith will do deadpan British humor in the English museum, then switch to a spy parody for the art restoration sequence at nighttime. Bean will make you laugh at something Mr. Bean does or says. I continue to find Mr. Bean’s silly sense of humor and broad slapstick comedy are very charming. I’ve loved Bean since I was a kid and it holds up as a fast and funny comfort movie. It’s remarkable how everything just works out for Mr. Bean! Writers Richard Curtis and Robin Driscoll write Mr. Bean as a lovable moron even though he’s a menace to society. The waking up sequence is a brilliant way to open Bean to let you know what you’re in for with Mr. Bean. The airplane seating arrangement, crazy pier ride, and impromptu turkey dinner are delightful Mr. Bean joke sequences. Mr. Bean’s iconic painting repair sequence that is the main gag of Bean is still genius! From Mr. Bean destroying a priceless work of art to his creative fix is truly hilarious. I love the simple accident prone nature of Mr. Bean and how he’s written as an earnest fool that causes a ruckus everywhere he ventures. The loving family message during Mr. Bean’s big art speech is very sweet and somehow remains funny after all these years. The flicking off ending is just too funny! Editor Chris Blunden cuts so fast that Bean’s 89 minutes fly by from gag to gag. I love how none of the serious moments linger too long as we quickly get to the next joke every few seconds. Cinematographer Francis Kenny shoots Bean with a classy and refined eye. Every wide shot is striking and quaint. You can always see every aspect of Mr. Bean’s jokes with comedy setups like Bean eating M&M’s in the operating room. Rowan Atkinson is basically the most talented mime ever as Mr. Bean’s silent antics are hilarious. Every line of his dialogue is funny. Bean’s completely oblivious personality and gentle fun loving nature is very pleasant. His physical comedy is a blast as Mr. Bean goes on an idiotproof ramage to America. His eager expressions and erratic gestures are so funny. Atkinson is simply charming as Mr. Bean despite his simple manner. He basically plays Bean as a roving lunatic with sheer dumb luck. Rowan Atkinson will always be Mr. Bean to me. Bean may be the funniest Bean picture. Peter MacNicol is pretty funny as art museum curator David Langley, a hapless fool with hopes that Mr. Bean is a genius connoisseur of the arts. He pairs well with Mr. Bean’s awkward foolery with his manic reactions, nihilist ruminations, and depressed stupor. Peter MacNicol is so much better in Bean than in Sophie’s Choice. Pamela Reed is great as the long suffering and fed up wife of MacNicol named Alison Langley. Her disgruntled delivery is very funny. She can also be surprisingly heartfelt like MacNicol. Tricia Vessey is so pretty and fun as the unimpressed Jennifer Langley. Andrew Lawrence is good as the easily impressed son Kevin Langley. Harris Yulin’s gruff and stern art museum owner George Grierson is excellent as his suspicions that Mr. Bean is stupid grow. Priscilla Shanks is a scream as Yulin’s bubbly wife Sylvia Grierson. Peter Egan gets a huge laugh as Lord Walton, who likes Mr. Bean for whatever reason as he says Bean is not to be fired from his meaningless museum job. Canadian actress Sandra Oh is gorgeous here as the enterprising museum curator Bernice Schimmel. She’s both funny and stunning in Bean. Tom McGowan’s humorous Walter Merchandise comes up with tasteless art merch for the museum gift shop. A young Peter Capaldi as board member Gareth is zealous at the idea of getting rid of Mr. Bean at the museum. Richard Gant is really engaging as Lieutenant Brutus, who is in disbelief at Mr. Bean’s stupidity. Danny Goldring’s night guard gets a lot of laughs as Bean replaces and ages the key painting. Burt Reynolds has a fantastic cameo as General Newton. His lack of art knowledge and matter of fact delivery is stellar. Production designer Peter S. Larkin’s cute British home set for Mr. Bean and modern art style for the American museum and homes are great. Composer Howard Goodall’s lovely score ranges from hilarious bumbling romp to gorgeous majestic melodies. The increasingly glorious score just rises from nowhere. Matt Grimes’ sound design has fun sonic gags with songs and noises bursting out forth. Hope Hanafin’s late 90’s outfits are funny to see again. Brian McManus, Emjay Olson, and Sue Sian look fine. In short, I just enjoy watching Mr. Bean. Look no further than Bean for some classic Mr. Bean material.
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