Bean
1997  PG-13  COMEDY  1h 30min
CAST— Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed, Harris Yulin, Burt Reynolds, John Mills, Larry Drake, Johnny Galecki, Tom McGowan, Sandra Oh
MUSIC— Howard Goodall  DIRECTOR— Mel Smith  BASED ON— Characters appearing on Mr. Bean (television)

     Britain’s Rowan Atkinson brings his popular television persona across the pond in this highly acclaimed and sensitive portrayal of a man and his dream. Yeah, right; it’s Mr. Bean, for crying out loud! The mumbling bungler, working as a museum security guard, is so bad at his job that the curators will do anything to rid themselves of him. So they send him to California for a gallery unveiling of Whistler’s Mother. Oh, no. He winds up staying at the home of gallery director and family, splitting apart their happy home, and eventually reuniting them in a tearful hug-fest. But will the famous painting be safe in the hands of the Bean? This silly series of misadventures can be a bit pointless at times, but what the heck? You just may find yourself giggling in spite of yourself. AKA Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, Bean: The Movie.
OUR RATING— **
FOLLOWED BY— Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007)