Movie Reviewed: Men In Black 3

Josh Brolin is.... Tommy Lee Jones in Men In Black cubed!

In A Nutshell: So, MIB to the third power sees the Agents J and K in a rut of sorts with K being all emotionless as the two of them kill aliens over and over again. And then an alien busts out of space jail, goes back in time, and kills K, forcing J to go back in time to to save his partner. So when are they? July 1969, a few days before the rocket to the moon launches, conveniently enough. Along the way, they meet Andy Warhol, a few racist cops, and an alien who sees every potential version of the future.

The Good: So, after ten years, they are back in black! Let me start off by saying that I'm a fan of the franchise, I loved the first one, and, yes, I'm one of the ten people in the world who liked the second one. The movie delivered what I was hoping for by way of MIB's unique brand of hilarious controlled chaos. It absolutely had genuinely funny scenes, most of which involved either Will Smith being Will Smith for what feels like the first time since Hancock, or Josh Brolin doing a spot on Tommy Lee Jones impersonation (seriously, the only thing the guy was missing was the whole craggy faced bloodhound look that made Jones such a good US Marshal.) Plus, explosions, a zippy plot that rattles along at a nice little pace, and the show gets stolen by future-seeing alien dude.

The Bad: There's no Frank! Okay, there was a two second snippit of an ad for him on Coney Island, but he basically wasn't in this movie. So, I'll be honest, this didn't quite do it for me the same way the first one did, probably because it was shorter and some of the jokes were a bit recycled.

Am I onboard with this movie? Yes. Is it worth your time and money? Yes and yes. Is it the best entry in the franchise? No, I'm afraid not. Should there be a MIB 4? Only if they cast Will Smith's twelve year old son Jaden (The kid from the Karate Kid remake.) THAT would be funny.


Final Rating: 84%
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