Mr Bean’s Holiday - directed by Steve Bendelack
Rating: ****/5
I’ve always enjoyed Mr Bean’s antics, but at the same time also felt a sense of irritation by how self-centered and mean he could be at the expense of others. However, this film was unlike what I’d expected… It’s a heart-warming as well as light-hearted comedy, where for once, he doesn’t lay it on too thick.
Synopsis
Once again, starring Rowan Atkinson, Mr Bean wins a raffle for an all-paid expenses trip to Cannes and a camcorder… He embarks on this trip and surprisingly, despite his paltry French vocabulary chiefly consisting of a single word ‘oui’ and his mistaken understanding that ‘gracias’ meant ‘merci’, he reaches his destination and achieves more than just that in his journey there.
He meets a young boy who is journeying alone to Cannes to meet up with his Dad (who missed his train because of Mr Bean’s antics), an aspiring actress heading for the Cannes Film Festival and a myriad of other interesting events. Most notably, I loved the scene where he synched ‘O Mi Babbino Caro’… It was so sad yet so comical! But nothing beats clip no. 2 on that Mr Bean’s site… Go check it out… I really wish I could do this sometimes…
