He's easy enough to humiliate but, for some reason, hard to hoodwink.
JOHNNY ENGLISH 2003 SINHALA SUB SKIN
We know more than he knows, we see the banana skin immediately in front of his feet which he invariably fails to see, and in a way it's his fault he fails to see it himself, but his failure to see it is always something other than a failure of intelligence. English is endearing because he's manifestly no fool. And there's more to the character than just clumsiness and pomposity. English, unlike Powers, is not just a blank space in which the screenwriters can insert gags. Part of this difference is the fact that it has a heart at all. The real difference is that "Johnny English" has its heart in the right place. It's not just that the jokes are funnier (there's one explicit poo joke, which is one too many, but still: it's just the one) or that Rowan Atkinson is a far better performer than Mike Myers, or anything comparatively trivial like that. Why, it's just as if he's in the room with us. Pegasus: Are you sure about this, English? He'll produce a likeness based on your description. This is - This is Roger from Data Support. Pegasus: But he's the only lead we've got, English. He must have escaped while the Queen was being sedated. Johnny English: Well, the man was clearly a professional.
Because when they searched the room later, there was no sign of him. Pegasus: Well, we need to get these jewels back, English, and fast. Johnny English: I couldn't agree more, sir. Pegasus: It's an unmitigated disaster, English.
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