The last (only?) great Will Smith Summer movie

Rating: 9/10 (5 December 2013)

It's impressive how they were able to produce a great effects comedy out of such a corny comic book property. But thanks to a breezy script, some nice CGI and makeup effects and great comic writing, "Men in Black" fires on all cylinders. It's got a fine cast (Rip Torn, Siobhan Fallon, Tony Shalhoub, and my favorite Vincent D'Onofrio performance) and there's not very much here (at all) that feels forced. And to top it all off, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones prove to be gifted comedic actors (and at their charismatic utmost).
As Sonnenfeld films go, it ranks right up there with "Get Shorty" and "The Addams Family". It's a great New York movie, popcorn movie, and a 90-minute series of memorable one-liners. It was a high-point of '90s movies, for me, and holds up terrifically today.
9/10