A Good Film To Help You Forget

Rating: Null/10 (24 March 2003)

This film is about the Men in Black, a top secret government agency specializing in dealing with alien visitors and relations and keeping them a secret from the general public. We see the film mainly from the point of view of Agent J (Will Smith), a new recruit brought up to speed by Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones). Together, the two of them must track down an intergalactic terrorist hiding in a human body (Vincent D'Onofrio).
Yeah, it sounds really stupid. And technically, it is, and also completely implausible. But so what? This is the kind of movie you need after a 40 hour week of work to relax. You can just watch it and not think about anything else. These types really aren't very deep and from a critical standpoint severely lacking in the script department, but they're fun and you can actually watch it with your kids without being embarassed.
Jones and Smith totally own this movie. It's rare to see two guys who can work so well together. And Vincent D'Onofrio steals every scene he's in as the towering zombie-like creature. Linda Fiorentino also rocks as Dr. Weaver. I wonder why she had to win this role in a game of poker with the director, it's not like she couldn't pull it off. A fun, light-hearted flick.