Fun second sequel to the 1997 classic

Rating: 7/10 (30 November 2012)

MIB3 is a fun second sequel to Barry Sonnenfield's classic 1997 comedy about a secret government agency that handles all things extraterrestrial. In this installment one of Agent K's (Tommy Lee Jones) past enemies, Boris The Animal (Jemaine Clement) escapes his lunar prison and goes back in time to eliminate K's existence and stop the deployment of an Earth defense shield. Now that K's is been wiped from the timeline and Earth open to attack, Agent J (Will Smith) has to travel back to 1969 and stop Boris and return K and the timeline back to it's order. And to do this he needs help from the 1969 version of K (Josh Brolin). While it lacks the magic of the original MIB, part 3 is a lot more entertaining then the forgettable part 2 and it's fun to see the team back in action after 10 years. The film is obviously not perfect. The villain is a bit bland, there are a few slow spots and the plot does keep Smith and Jones apart for a good portion of the film. In fact Jones' part is almost an extended cameo with Brolin, who is very good as the young K, getting most of the screen time. But, there is a lot of fun to be had and the cast, also including Emma Thompson as new boss "O" and Alice Eve as her younger version, all have a good time and Will Smith even gives J more of an air of now being a veteran in the organization then the rookie we last saw. The FX are top notch and Danny Elfman returns to scoring duties as Sonnenfield returns to the director's chair. Not a classic like the original but, a fun enjoyable sequel that makes one forget the misstep that was MIB2.