Men In Black II [PG]

Many years ago, a race of aliens came to Earth to hide a treasure from an evil alien named Serleena. Now Serleena is on Earth, ready to tear the planet apart to find the treasure. It’s up to the Men In Black to stop her, but unfortunately the only agent who knows where the treasure is now retired and has no memory of the MIB or the treasure. Agent J is assigned to bring back agent K and get him to remember before Earth is destroyed. 

Almost, but not quite as classic and perfect as the first Men In Black, Men In Black II is still a classic movie filled with action, science fiction, romance, comedy, and memorable characters. 

Many years ago, a race of aliens came to Earth to hide a valuable treasure from an evil alien named Serleena. Now Serleena is on Earth and ready to tear the planet apart to find the treasure. It’s up to the Men In Black to stop her and save the planet, but unfortunately the only person who knows where the treasure is, is a retired agent who has no memory of the treasure or the MIB. The task falls to agent J to bring back agent K and get his memories back before the planet is destroyed. 

It’s the truth universally known that the second movie is never going to be as good as the first one. It may come very close, but it’s always just going to miss out by that much. This was the case with MIB II. There was just as much action and comedy, if not more than the first one, but I think what took some of the original flare out the of it was the added element of romance, which just seemed somewhat out of place and a bit of an anticlimax, and the introduction as well as the return of all these different comedic characters. On the whole, there were just too many characters battling for the centre of the comedic stage. 

That’s not to say that I didn’t enjoy the film though. It’s just as funny, rollicking, and memorable as its predecessor, there was just that tiny element of difference. 

Starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Lara Flynn Boyle, Rip Torn, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Patrick Warburton, David Cross, Tony Shaloub, and featuring a surprise appearance from Michael Jackson, Men In Black II was a great movie, just not as great as the first one. Filled with action, science fiction, aliens, great weapons, romance, and comedy, it’s still a film that I can watch more than once and still enjoy.