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Men in Black I | Year: 2002 Classification: Science Fiction Directed: - Barry Sonnenfeld Actors/Actresses: - Tommy Lee Jones - Will Smith By Will, I Think He's Finally Got It While I nearly fell asleep in the movie theater watching the first "Men in Black", the second "Men in Black" was able to hold my attention and even entertain me. In "Men in Black II", Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith reprise their roles as secret agents, K and J, employed in protecting Earth from alien bad guys. The sequel picks up where the first left off, K has been neuralized and is working at a post office in Massachusetts while J has become the MIB's top agent. J has been teamed up with Agent T (Patrick Warburton), a gung-ho former marine looking to be a hero. Not long after J has to neuralize T an alien named Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle) lands looking for the Light of Zarath (what I can only assume is some powerful weapon). Only K knows the secret of how to stop her (or it). T has to find and de-neuralize K before time runs out. The reason I think that this "Men in Black" is far superior to the first has almost everything to do with Will Smith. This is the first movie I've seen Smith do where I didn't find him to be both in over his head and obnoxious. He reads his quips with a certain degree of professionalism in this film that has always been lacking with him. I would say that he didn't know how to deliver a line but that certainly wasn't the case on his television show. Perhaps he has finally found his feet on the big screen. "Men in Black II" is filled with the strong assortment of odd characters you would expect in a film like this. Oddly enough, the most interesting of these odd characters is a talking pug named Frank (voiced by Tim Blaney). Another nice 'performance' is given by the worm guys Sleeble, Gleeble, Neeble, and Mannix. Don't look for Earth-shattering film making in "Men in Black II" just a fine little film that you can actually enjoy. Very disappointing Let's face it, I didn't go in expecting to watch an Academy award nominee... I just wanted to take in an enjoyable summertime movie. I was very disappointed. How do I begin? This movie lacked the charisma, humor, and great timing of the first. All the funniest moments were already seen in the trailers (sounds like any movie made by any ex-SNL cast member). I also got the feeling that there were several special effects/monsters injected that were simple contraptions to tie together a very weak plot. There was also a very poor chemistry between J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) -- this was one of those movies that I kept thinking, "Even I could have written this one better!" All things considered, I'm sure it will be a big blockbuster hit, and I'm sure all the 12-year old boys will "ooh" and "aah" over the large assortment of big, silver weapons and aliens in this movie. However, it doesn't go on my "recommend to others" list, and it dang sure won't go on my "Gotta get the DVD when it comes out" list. A really good sequel marred by significant problems. Unlike many who have virtually thrown cocktails at this sequel to the 1997 original, I still really enjoy this movie alot even though it certainly has it's share of problems. Agent J (Will Smith) has been a bitter and unpleasant agent at the men in black business since his sidekick from the first MIB movie retired from the force but a new alien enemy has come forth to threaten Earth's future. The alien is named Serleena and is after an ancient artifact named The Light of Zartha and threatens to destroy the Earth and blow it into space dust if it isn't found. Now Agent J must try to get his former comrade out of retirement and back onto the MIB business to once again protect the Earth from the scum of the Universe and the new scum is Serleena. The acting is once again fantastic by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones but the acting by Lara Flynn Boyle is a bit forced and somewhat tired. The biggest flaw with this movie is that it's so incredibly short being only a measly 88 minutes long. It just feels rushed with it's short running length. It just feels so brief at it. Another but much more minor weakness is that it feels a bit like a rehash of the first one with similar jokes and such but overall though, "Men in Black II" is nonetheless a worthy sequel that is very good. Buy Men In Black I at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Men In Black I Search with the Priority Search Engine on Men In Black I This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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