Surprisingly good science-fiction comedy

Rating: 8/10 (8 February 2002)

N.Y.P.D. Officer James Edwards gets the chance to work for world's most secret organization: MiB, the Men in Black. Their goal is to protect mankind from dangerous immigrants from outer space as well as to monitor and control all activities of alien immigrants secretly living among our society. As MiB Agent J, Edwards and his partner, K, are after a deadly alien bug that threatens the existence of our planet and has come to earth to assassin the ambassadors of another alien race, the Arquillans. Can the MiB stop the giant bug before the Arquillans declare war on our planet?
I usually don't expect very much from Hollywood anymore, but "Men in Black" was a big surprise. It's an intelligent and VERY funny movie, featuring perfect CGI and special effects and Tommy Lee Jones at his best. The story is original too, something very rare nowadays. My only big complaint is Will Smith's annoying rap music that definitely doesn't belong to a sci-fi movie. Danny Elfman's soundtrack however is great as (almost) always. This is one of the funniest movies ever in the SF genre. And I especially liked the last scene...