The third installment brings the original cast (Smith & Jones) and director (Sonnenfeld) back together for one more romp of alien fun, and delivers exactly what is expected. If you are a fan of the MIB franchise, then you will probably enjoy this one. If you aren't a fan...then you might want to sit this one out.
Was a third installment of this highly profitable film necessary? The answer is easily no. Completing the Men In Black trilogy doesn't feel very epic, but what it does do is send the franchise out on a solid note. It's obvious that Hollywood is cashing in its chips by making this movie in the first place, but at least it delivers a somewhat entertaining film for a couple of hours and provides an escape from the real world that most movie viewers are looking for in a popcorn flick.
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones provide the normal banter they have developed throughout the franchise, and Josh Brolin (True Grit, W.) has good fun playing the spot on younger version of Agent K. Even Emma Thompson (I am Legend, Love Actually) gets in on the fun delivering a funeral eulogy in a high-pitched squeal alien language.
I was pleasantly surprised by MIB 3's unexpectedly touching ending. It was the perfect way for this story to go out. Hopefully the franchise will resist the urge to ante up again, and walk away on top with their pockets full of chips.
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Was a third installment of this highly profitable film necessary? The answer is easily no. Completing the Men In Black trilogy doesn't feel very epic, but what it does do is send the franchise out on a solid note. It's obvious that Hollywood is cashing in its chips by making this movie in the first place, but at least it delivers a somewhat entertaining film for a couple of hours and provides an escape from the real world that most movie viewers are looking for in a popcorn flick.
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones provide the normal banter they have developed throughout the franchise, and Josh Brolin (True Grit, W.) has good fun playing the spot on younger version of Agent K. Even Emma Thompson (I am Legend, Love Actually) gets in on the fun delivering a funeral eulogy in a high-pitched squeal alien language.
I was pleasantly surprised by MIB 3's unexpectedly touching ending. It was the perfect way for this story to go out. Hopefully the franchise will resist the urge to ante up again, and walk away on top with their pockets full of chips.
For more quick reviews check out www.FilmStallion.com