Mr. Bean's Holiday – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

Mr. Bean's Holiday

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48%

WISE Score

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Rowan Atkinson's wordless bumbler stumbles through France in a painfully slow sequel that even critics and audiences couldn't get behind.

6.4/10

50%

49%

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Mr. Bean's Holiday

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PG, 2007

48%

WISE Score

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Rowan Atkinson's wordless bumbler stumbles through France in a painfully slow sequel that even critics and audiences couldn't get behind.

6.4

50%

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Screenwise Verdict

Here's the truth: Mr. Bean's Holiday is perfectly safe and harmless, but it's also just...not good. The critical and audience scores hover around 50% for a reason—this is a tired retread of the TV show's slapstick formula stretched painfully thin across 90 minutes.

The physical comedy that worked in 22-minute TV episodes feels exhausting in feature length, and the 2007 production already felt dated by the standards of its own era. Nearly 20 years later, it's borderline unwatchable for modern kids raised on faster, snappier comedy.

If you have a 6-8 year old who's specifically obsessed with Mr. Bean reruns, sure, throw this on. But for most families, there are dozens of better family comedies that are actually entertaining while still being wholesome. This gets a WISE score in the 40s because while it checks the 'safe' and 'wholesome' boxes, it fails the basic test of 'would a kid in 2025 actually want to watch this?' The answer is almost certainly no.

Age Fit

Common Sense says 6+, which tracks for content safety, but realistically most kids under 8 will zone out from the slow pacing, and kids over 10 will find it babyish and dull. The sweet spot is probably 6-9 year olds who haven't developed faster comedy tastes yet.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

Physical comedy rooted in kindness and helping reunite a lost child with his father. Mr. Bean's bumbling is innocent and well-intentioned, modeling perseverance and goodwill despite chaos. No meanness or cruelty, though some mild slapstick mishaps.

Imaginative

Relies heavily on Rowan Atkinson's physical comedy formula from the original series—predictable sight gags and minimal dialogue. The travelogue through France offers visual variety but little creative spark or invitation to explore new ideas. It's derivative of the TV show without adding fresh imagination.

Safe

Common Sense Media rates it for age 6+. No violence, gore, sexual content, or truly scary moments. The premise involves a separated child which could cause mild anxiety, but it's handled gently and comedically. Entirely predictable and safe for family viewing with no surprise content.

Enriching

Minimal educational or emotional growth opportunities. The 'help reunite a lost child' plot offers a thin thread of doing-the-right-thing, but there's little dialogue, character development, or meaningful takeaways. It's pure slapstick entertainment without depth—not cognitively stimulating or particularly insightful.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

Completely safe and predictable—no surprises, no scares, nothing objectionable for even the youngest viewers
Physical comedy requires no language skills, making it accessible across ages and backgrounds
The 'help a lost kid find his dad' plot models basic kindness and persistence
If your kid loved the original Mr. Bean TV show, this is...more of that, on a bigger budget

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What to Watch For

The pacing is glacial—this will bore most modern kids who are used to faster comedy rhythms
A child separated from his parent is the central plot, which could cause mild anxiety for sensitive younger viewers
With a 50% critic score and 49% audience score, even fans were lukewarm—this isn't peak Bean
It's nearly 20 years old and feels every bit of it; the humor style hasn't aged particularly well

Conversation Starters

"What would you do if you accidentally got separated from me in a foreign country?"
"Mr. Bean doesn't speak much—how does he communicate what he needs? What's hard about that?"
"Why do you think Mr. Bean keeps trying to help even when things go wrong?"

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