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- 2002
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
- 2002
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
Summary This sequel to the 1997 hit, which was based upon a Marvel Comics comic book, features Agents J and K (Smith and Jones) in battles with alien rabble-rousers who take the form of a host of estrogen-charged extraterrestrials.
Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld
Written By: Lowell Cunningham, Robert Gordon, Barry Fanaro
- 2002
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
- 2002
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
Men in Black II
49
6.9
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Summary This sequel to the 1997 hit, which was based upon a Marvel Comics comic book, features Agents J and K (Smith and Jones) in battles with alien rabble-rousers who take the form of a host of estrogen-charged extraterrestrials.
Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld
Written By: Lowell Cunningham, Robert Gordon, Barry Fanaro
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
49
30% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
57% Mixed
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
14% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
49
30% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
57% Mixed
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
14% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Delivers a quick buzz, lots of stuff to look at, and a totally nonnutritious joy that can only be attained with the aid of artificial flavorings and Yellow #5. In a nutshell, it's the perfect summer movie.
Large budget notwithstanding, the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride. But this time, the old MIB label stands for Milder Isn't Better.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 504 User Ratings
6.9
56% Positive
281 Ratings
281 Ratings
31% Mixed
156 Ratings
156 Ratings
13% Negative
67 Ratings
67 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 504 User Ratings
6.9
56% Positive
281 Ratings
281 Ratings
31% Mixed
156 Ratings
156 Ratings
13% Negative
67 Ratings
67 Ratings
Not as good as the first, but still pretty good. This time agent J has to make agent K remember who he is. Agent K needs his help on a case. Again really funny movie, especially the tiny aliens.
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As fizzy as the first, but not quite as refreshing. The pleasurable, eye-popping sense of surprise has diminished, and the teasingly referential attitude shows signs of fatigue.
On the positive side, the four Worm Guys haven't lost their squiggly charm, and Rip Torn is always welcome as MIB mastermind Zed. On the minus side, you get two Johnny Knoxvilles, one of them a tiny head that protrudes from the big one's shoulder.
Suffers from a fatal lack of purpose. This sleek, visually inventive but frustratingly flat movie is made up entirely of throwaway bits -- occasionally amusing, even ingenious bits. But still, they're just bits.
Smith and Jones sometimes have to paddle hard to keep their heads above the toilet water in which screenwriters Robert Gordon (Galaxy Quest) and Barry Fanaro (Kingpin) occasionally dunk them. But if the presence of Smith and Jones is indeed the tinker-proof ingredient of the Men in Black formula, little else seems to have survived the production unaltered.
If it isn't the worst sequel ever made, it's only because it has too much competition: Impersonal and frenetic, it's a landmark Hollywood disgrace.
Just for the record, I loved the first Men in Black movie, it was funny, original and just enormously enjoyable. This sequel is not as good, but it is perfectly decent considering how awful some sequels have been. The stunts, special effects are gadgetry are just impeccable, as are the sets and cinematography, and Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones still make for a charismatic and entertaining duo. I also liked Rip Torn and Rosario Dawson. The pacing is also fine, not as fast paced but efficient enough, and the music was catchy. However, the script does have too many weak spots(some of Smith's jokes are somewhat amusing though) and while the plot starts off great it meanders. The direction wasn't as brisk or as innovative either, and the ending was a little too silly for me. Overall, decent sequel but not great. 6/10 Bethany Cox
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Clearly not as good as the first MiB. the humour is not so good and the story doesnt have many surprises. The effects are perfect though.
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For a handful of dollars... more.
In this movie, we return to the world of MIB to follow a crisis where, business as usual, the Earth can be destroyed by aliens who are very angry with us. In the first line of defense is Agent Jay (Will Smith), that we saw in the first movie. Now he is a senior officer with much experience in his work, however, he will need the help of his former partner, Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) who is retired and whom the memory has been erased. Its a sequel to the first film, made a few years later and keeping the same actors and director. The script, this time, its signed by Robert Gordon.
Like many sequels, this one failed to keep the original movie level. If the first film was a comedy that worked well, this one barely works as comedy, focusing too much on a kind of "re-reading" and "rewriting" of situational and contextual jokes that we saw in the first film. So, who saw the first may not find funny the second one. It's like eating every day the same dinner: sickens and loses joke. Not much to talk about the interpretations of two protagonists: both kept well their characters and, if the film didn't please someone, probably the fault was not theirs but the one who wrote the dialogs and jokes. What saves the film from being a total and complete failure are the massive special effects (they always sell) and the romantic sub-plot associated with Kay's past, who gives some dramatic depth to the story.
When we watch the release of a sequel there are always two possible justifications. First: critics loved the first film and this has resulted in awards and notoriety; second: the audience loved the first film and this has resulted in a commercial success, a blockbuster. Personally, I think this sequel was launched with only one objective: to profit at the expenses of those who liked the first film. Its the cinema industry making money as best she knows. It's pity.
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Awards
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 3 Nominations
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
