Men In Black II (2002)

Men In Black II (2002)

3/10

Starring

Will Smith

Tommy Lee Jones

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

There is no better way to prepare for Men in Black 3 than to watch all that led up to it, because before you can make a fair comparison of all the movies in the franchise, a fresh look has to be done.

So I decided to see Men in Black 2 again. I remember not liking it back in 2002 and pretty much the feeling hasn’t changed. My main problem with the movie was the people that made part one what it is. Agent Jay and Agent Kay, portrayed by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones respectively, were on screen but felt like they were on hiatus. Like, we’re here in the flesh but have no idea when our spirit is coming back.

With Will Smith, I think overacting was the problem. In part one, the new guy energy worked way better than this pompous queen on screen. And Tommy was just not in the movie at all. He acted like he was bored and fed up with the suit.

The plot was dull and lacked vision. It took all that was in me to see this movie through to the end. Aliens, as usual, were the problem. There was a light that an alien named Serleena wanted. Some other aliens who had custody of the light came to hide it on Earth, but were told to take it back. Then Serleena went after them, only to return to Earth 25 years later when she found out the light never left.

The graphics were bad. I have to add that. Really bad. The screenplay was awful. Why were the characters being suspended in the air doing some unimportant fighting moves that weren’t going anywhere?

Director Barry Sonnenfeld went overboard with this one. But no matter what I say, the movie was a commercial success and Men in Black 3 is being made, set for release in May 2012.

I just hope the idea of having a younger Kay will be a plus, not a minus, because after this movie I hoped so bad back then that the franchise will be left for dead.

I’ve seen better movies. And I tell you, don’t watch this again if you’ve seen it before. And if you haven’t and you’re like me, trying to warm up for the new Men in Black 3, learn from my experience — it’s not worth it, watch the first Men in Black and go see the third one.