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"JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN"
(2011) (Rowan Atkinson, Gillian Anderson) (PG)


At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs Heavy
Blood/Gross Stuff Moderate
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Heavy
Frightening/Tense Scenes Moderate
Gun/Weapons Extreme
Imitative Behavior Heavy
Jump Scenes Moderate
Music (Scary/Tense) Heavy
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Minor
Sex/Nudity Moderate
Smoking None
Tense Family Scenes Minor
Topics to Talk About Moderate
Violence Heavy


QUICK TAKE:
Action- Based Comedy: A bumbling British spy is pressed back into service to thwart an elaborate assassination plot.
PLOT:
The disgraced British spy Johnny English (ROWAN ATKINSON) is pressed back into service when the life of the Chinese Premier is threatened by a rogue group of terrorists. He clashes with his boss, Pegasus (GILLIAN ANDERSON); is reunited with suave, super spy Simon (DOMINIC WEST); falls for beautiful psychiatrist Kate (ROSAMUND PIKE); pairs with a rookie agent named Tucker (DANIEL KALUUYA); and is outfitted with gadget weaponry by Quartermain (TIM McINNERNY).

His investigation takes him to Hong Kong where he learns from a rogue CIA agent named Fisher (RICHARD SCHIFF) that there are three pieces to a key that will unlock a chamber containing a top-secret mind control drug. A Russian assassin named Karlenko (MARK IVANIR) has possession of the second part of the key. Both men are shot and killed by an elderly female assassin (PIK SEN LIM) who doubles as a cleaning lady and wields an arsenal of tricked-out vacuum cleaners that double as weapons. The assassins intend to use the drug to maneuver Pegasus into killing the Chinese leader during an upcoming summit.

Johnny soon learns that there is a rogue British agent working with the terrorists to bring about war. He or she has the third part of the key. But due to his bumbling ways, Johnny is set up to look like the traitor, and it is up to him and his friends to save the world.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Yes, the movie is being heavily marketed on the Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. It's PG-rated with minimal bad language and the violence is quite cartoony.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG
For mild action violence, rude humor, some language and brief sensuality.


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