Johnny English Strikes Again: another underpowered Rowan Atkinson spy spoof
Johnny English Strikes Again is a 2018 action comedy film directed by David Kerr. A sequel to Johnny English Reborn (2011), it is the third instalment of the Johnny English series. Starring Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko, Jake Lacy and Emma Thompson, the film follows the titular secret MI7 agent who is called into action when all undercover operatives are exposed in a cyber attack.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 36% based on 100 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The website’s critical consensus reads, “Johnny English Strikes Again might get a few giggles out of viewers pining for buffoonish pratfalls, but for the most part, this sequel simply strikes out.”
On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating “generally unfavourable reviews”. Johnny English Strikes Again has grossed $4.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $153.8 million elsewhere (including $22.7 million in the United Kingdom), for a total worldwide gross of $158.3 million.
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