Men in Black

Rating: 9/10 (16 March 2005)

From director Barry Sonnenfeld (The Addams Family, Addams Family Values) this a great science fiction action comedy. Basically Agent K/Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) of a secret organisation, is in need of a new partner, and he thinks he has found it in witness of alien activity, brash NYPD detective James Edwards (Will Smith). So after some training deleting of identity and dressing, he is then part of the force monitoring extra-terrestrial on the planet Earth, the Men in Black (MIB). Meanwhile, an alien has landed near the house of Edgar (Full Metal Jacket's Vincent D'Onofrio), and his body skin stolen by an unknown creature. J and K are assigned to find this alien that is searching for a special object, called the Galaxy (because that's what's in it) on the collar of cat, Orion, who belonged to an Arquillian prince. Also starring The Last Seduction's Linda Fiorentino as Dr. Laurel Weaver and eventually Agent L (Elle), Rip Torn as Zed, Tony Shalhoub as Jack Jeebs, Forrest Gump's Siobhan Fallon as Beatrice, Edgar's Wife, Mike Nussbaum as Gentle Rosenburg the Arquillian Jeweler, David Cross as Newton the Morgue Attendant, Verne Troyer as an Alien Son and Tim Blaney as the voice of Frank the Pug. It won the Oscar for Best Makeup, and it was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Music for Danny Elfman, it was nominated the BAFTA for Best Special Effects, and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical. Will Smith was number 51 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars, the film was number 57 on The Ultimate Film, and it was number 27 on The 100 Greatest Family Films. Very good!