This is a spectacularly unfunny adaptation of the much cleverer Mr. Bean TV series. While in the TV show, Mr. Bean always seemed a bit slow but likeable, here he comes across as too dumb to even care about. The people he's surrounded with put up with him for unbelievably long amounts of time. I just wanted to yell at the gallery council member, who was bizarrely calm when faced with terrible situations. Even after the painting is ruined, he has an appropriate freak-out... followed by a lackluster response is to go out drinking. With the man who's caused him all this trouble.
In short, it wasn't funny enough, sane enough, or good enough. This is the first time Richard Curtis's writing has truly let me down. Not worth viewing, although the original show certainly is. 0.5 stars.
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