Rowan Atkinson revives his classic Mr. Bean character and takes him on vacation for this fun romp. I suspect if you're not British you'll not likely enjoy this film. However, I am a British-Canadian and adore the utter silliness that is Mr. Bean's fumbling. His vacation sees him heading to Cannes only to have his plans - not surprisingly - derailed in Paris. This is slapstick, self-depreciating humour. What makes it good is the subtlety beneath the fumbling. The nod to the Tour de France; the nod to the farce that is the Cannes Film Festival; the nod to the silliness of fine dinning ... each is perfectly done, planting a tiny seed of depth beneath the lightness of the comedy. While you certainly should not go pay money to watch this film (wait till it is out on dvd), it is worth the rent. The ending where Bean ties up the bits of the film, only to sum it up as an homage to friendship makes it worth the price of a rental.
My rating 4 out of 10.
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