I’m nothing if not fair, so: Congratulations to Universal, which 17 months ago displayed what looked at first like a desperate lack of imagination but has since been proven to be a bit of box-office alchemy. Indeed, its comedy Johnny English Reborn — the sequel to Rowan Atkinson’s hit 2003 spy spoof Johnny English — debuted overseas last weekend to the biggest opening of Atkinson’s career. It’s a hit! In Russia!
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Don’t Look Now, But Johnny English Reborn Might Be Your Fall Movie Phenom