Mum's Monday: Johnny English Strikes Again

When all the agents are exposed, there is only one thing to do, bring back a school teacher. This is a clever start except the lessons are a bit out of the ordinary, and now we see half term awaits Johnny English. This is a case of ‘Scraping the bottom of the barrel’. This also shows you shouldn’t give Johnny a stun grenade.

Now with ‘What’s a Bough?’ (Ben Miller), Johnny can collect his equipment, this is brilliantly thought-out where modern times and an ‘Old school’ agent comes together.

This is now where the film becomes a little predictable, Johnny is in the vicinity of fire the suspense is well done and just enough. It is amusing to hear of the ‘Cyber attacks’ and yes the fire, if not the agent is ‘Making progress’. This film also high-lights the modern convenience of a mobile phone.

This is a fast paced film and the magnetic boots scenes are so cleverly funny to watch. This film also shows it is not a good idea to damage your hearing when you are trying to stay stealth.

This film seems to deliberately not want to stand the test of time and Johnny doesn’t seem to want to change his ‘Old school’ thoughts. Yes, this does seem stereotypical but due to the nature of this film the characteristics of Johnny English is what it is and strangely works, and yes a car does need petrol.

Those poor cyclists although the gas masks are a nice touch, also another useful trait of an agent it is to have a good memory.

Now the Cyber expect Jason Volta (Jake Lacy) has arrived and he is so good in so many bad ways

The chaos continues, and Bough should have labelled that tube, but it is good to see Johnny almost safe, well and enjoying the dance floor as a result.

It is amusing to hear about the continuing Cyber-attacks and London is not too far away from France when you are on energy pills, sadly, they do wear off though.

Now Johnny wide awake and has come across virtual reality, these scenes are so brilliantly coordinated that they ‘Blow my mind’ they are my favourite part of this film as they are so amusing to watch. However, the wheel chair part could be seen as over the top, but as in-keeping with this film, anything, is possible.

Now a team being chased by dogs is also amusing to see and what is also good to see is what can be achieved when you are wearing handcuffs and have access to a learner car. This part also makes me question ‘Why is it there is always an obstacle in the way? and this film doesn’t disappoint however, small of an inconvenience it is.

Now it brings me to a part that, to me, is out of place and ill-fitting even for this film. It is when the learner driver Mrs Trattner (Pauline McLynn) seems to drives off with confidence after Johnny English gets out of the car. it just doesn’t seem right for that to have happened after the previous scenes, and there is no indication they have changed the driver in the car. however, the wrong phone brings the film back on its natural track. although it now takes a sad turn, but Bough has a plan.

The warning given is really clever, as we see further on in the film, for future thinking. There is however, still time for things to go wrong in other amusing ways first. And the mission is now complete with two well placed phones, sorry it seems three well placed phones, a well thrown tablet and a sword, and someone was exposed before going back to school with no toys, so let me finish this blog and the film by saying

‘BANG!’