Men in Black 3

7/17/2019

Personal low point in the series to me. Brolin does do a commendable job of playing a young Tommy Lee Jones, but the script doesn't deliver. Not only is it not a very good one, it just offers the same story. **Again**. This is three Men in Black movies in a row where the A-plot is totally encapsulated by one sentence: "Stop the creepy-crawly in a human suit from getting the jewelery." There's a supporting role alien that was pretty endearing though. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._

8/29/2022

**This film knew how to honor and equal the first film.** Despite their popularity, the first two MIB films, from the turn of the century, are films I don't really like to watch. The first movie, from 1997, is still worth it, but the second one was so bad that they had to wait more than ten years for this movie to come out, and even then, we still remember it. Good news: this movie is virtually as good as the first one and knows how to meet the public's expectations. The plot is reasonably simple, but it guarantees entertainment: over the years, the boss of the MIB organization became a woman. Meanwhile, the escape of a dangerous alien from the lunar prison will force J to travel back in time, to the beginning of K's career, to try to prevent planet Earth from being invaded by a dest

6/4/2023

Well it took ten years to try and recalibrate this franchise after the disappointing sequel, and to be fair - they have at least had a think about the story before rehashing the theme of the detective agency charged with policing the earth of our visiting friends from planets far away. Clearly, "J" (Will Smith) has become much more experienced since the days of the talking dog, but suddenly he finds himself ill-equipped for this latest trauma that is gong to need him to engage with his partner "K" (Tommy Lee Jones) and even travel through time to work with his younger version (an uncannily similar Josh Brolin). All of this is now under the leadership of new chief "O" (Emma Thompson). The plot is all a bit old hat - they have to save mankind from imminent annihilation, but at least this tim

3/22/2025

<em>'Men in Black 3'</em> is a good third entry for this series. I'm not someone who has any sort of connection to the first two films (which I've only seen once, over five years back too) so I was kinda expecting for this one to fall flat. It doesn't, pleasantly. The ending is surprisingly sweet too. I think I prefer this one to the other two, to be honest. That might be the recency bias talking, mind. There are a couple of reasons why that is likely true though. The effects are better, the time travel story is done well and Tommy Lee Jones features less; an actor I'm not overly keen on. That's harsh on Jones, all I mean is that he isn't someone that stands out from the crowd to me, that's all; still a good actor, of course. Either way, Josh Brolin is an upgrade - great casting, tha