Whatever expectations you had for it, you will not regret seeing it.

Rating: 7/10 (7 November 2012)

Whatever expectations you had for it, you will not regret seeing it. Of course, the truly original surprise only the 1997 first MIB had, could never be replicated. Other than that, it has all the elements you came to expect from MIB. The human-like way aliens communicate with humans and the human traits given them. The despicable villain and the impending demise of the planet, as well as the race men in black are in to save it, at some cost and obviously risk to them, are all in play in this second sequel. What brought me back to see Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, besides being a big fan of Jones, is the humour the dialogue delivers at just the right times. I trust Barry Sonnenfeld will be satisfied enough with this sequel to use the opportunity to end the franchise on a high note. I liked his work with the MIB series as well as one of my favorite comedy directed by him, Big Trouble; one to which he was also faithful to the book version (not a comic book, just a really funny novel).
In this second sequel, a new element, time travel, adds that certain something the second lacked in order to make it interesting. Although the first sequel did not fare as well as this third MIB and of course not as well as the original, I still liked it anyway. That was another reason for me to see MIB3; I did not hate the first sequel as much as many did. However, it wouldn't have been enough for most to go see MIB3; the fair to good user reviews and word of mouth helped, I believe. Josh Brolin's depiction of a young Agent K, Tommy Lee Jones' character, was certainly a significant factor, because we saw much less of Jones, and, to put it like a certain reviewer did, Brolin did not suck. Don't get me wrong, I liked Brolin's performance; to play a younger Tommy Lee Jones character raises expectations hard to live up to. I'm simply saying Brolin was up to that challenge. For those who liked the original MIB but were disappointed with the first sequel, I say give this one a shot; as sequel goes, it's better than most are.