A return to fun

Rating: 7/10 (7 November 2017)

After the rather soulless drag of MIB2, I wasn't expecting much from another sequel, but this grabbed me from the get go. It's occasionally clunky, especially early on, but it's just such good fun that I didn't really mind. It felt like exactly what a good sequel ought to be - character development for familiar faces, entertaining new characters, and above all recapturing the atmosphere of the original. This film did a fantastic job of telling an engaging new story, which did a good job of balancing the funny, the dramatic and the emotional, with a fine sense of ludicrous fun which paid homage to the original whilst maintaining its own independent feel. The story is not a mind-blowing narrative, but it's wacky enough to leave you satisfied, and its hilarious yet menacing antagonist drives the story to its surprisingly poignant conclusion. A genuinely enjoyable watch.