Perry Kate
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Kien Navarro
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Mathilde the Guild
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
ShafeeMSA
I grew up on Mr. Bean, and "Rowan Atkinson" was superb in this series! Entertaining English humor! Spoiler alert (sort of): He's in charge as the head authoritative figure, but is he really in charge? Sometimes his duties and matters seem to escalate thanks to his team, within an instant, and out of no where. Keep in mind, this is not Br. Bean, but Rowan playing another character called Inspector Fowler. I watched all the episodes back-to-back with some breaks in between- all I can say is, I enjoyed it greatly, as it was nice to see Rowan play the part of a completely different character. It was like watching his play from Boston, but this being a TV show, the humor was evident. Limited, but still provides the classic facial expressions of "Mr. Bean" here and there throughout the 14 episodes/2 seasons. Quite the viewing, old school and worthy of many laughs! - S.
kishonadish
The Thin Blue Line is a very enjoyable comedy to watch due to the variety of different characters created by Ben Elton whom are extremely different to one another and also very funny in their own ways. The show is based in the fictional town of Gasforth which is suppose to be located around London.Inspector Fowler (played by Atkinson) is the well-spoken police officer who is best described by his girlfriend police Sargeant Dawkins as a "man who was born middle aged". Atkinson is superb in the role, and my favourite moments involving Inspector Fowler include his views and attitudes towards current society in which he would rather stay in his office and read a book whilst eating a chocolate frog than queueing up in the bank to renew his standing order. There are also great moments in the show when Fowler has to interact with other members of the police force including Constable Goody and Inspector Grimm.Inspector Grimm has to be the highlight of the show, he is played wonderfully by David Haig who unfortunately has not be on TV much after his excellent performance on this show. Grimm gets frustrated easily by Fowler, police work and anything in general. He works in CID in the Gasforth police station and yearns for real police work involving thugs and drug dealers. But in most cases he gets tricked by students who cause pranks during rag week, gets foiled in a honey trap operation which he took accountability for and becomes an undercover football fan where he arrests the football players rather than the fans. Inspector Grimm just cant take "fannying about".Another brilliant character is Constable Goody who joined the police force to "strut around in a nice uniform and stop crime". He unintentionally gets under Inspector Fowler's skin who finds him quite annoying. He also fancies the feminist Constable Maggie Habib, who he has no chance in winning over but still tries relentlessly to impress her.The show is worth checking out if you are a fan of British comedy and/or Rowan Atkinson and writer Ben Elton. Both seasons one and two are enjoyable with all episodes worth watching. My favourite episode is the finale to season two in which Fowler upsets Sargeant Dawkins after his terrible marriage proposal and he therefore is asked to come out on the pull by the other officers (a term Fowler is not familiar with). Also in the episode Inspector Grimm believes his time has come to be promoted in CID.
Jack
The "Thin Blue Line" does it for me through a combination of the actors and Elton's writing. Atkinson is always great to watch, being a milestone in recent Brit comedy, and the combination of Kevin Allen and David Haig in series 1 is in my opinion one of the funniest comedy duo's in recent sitcom history. David Haig especially does an absolutely brilliant job at the bitter CID inspector, exaggerating everything under the sun, using his voice and facial expressions to maximum comedic effect on a consistent basis. I'm amazed he wasn't asked to do more acting in the aftermath. Kevin Allen, with a distinct lack of lines, still manages to create a memorable and hilarious impression often with just one cockney laugh or euphemism. Credit to Elton for some top-notch lines, too. A classic series, just wish they'd do a reunion similar to "Goes Forth".
bossofbigtown
I was introduced to TBL with a VHS double-feature tape that included the episodes "ISM ISM ISM" and "ALTERNATE CULTURE". I thought both episodes were fantastic (10 out of 10) and purchased the DVD set as soon as it was available in the US. I was shocked (not to mention disappointed) to discover that both the episodes were heavily edited on the DVD. I mean CHUNKS of footage and dialog were removed when compared to the VHS tape versions. Not being familiar with the other episodes (which is why I purchased the DVD set) I must assume that they all have been edited. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there an explanation for this hack-job? I can't imagine why the creators of this great show would allow such a thing. Still, I suppose a hacked up TBL is better than no TBL.
