A more energetic, simple and fast paced addition to a faded franchise

Rating: 7/10 (2 December 2012)

Fun, energetic and the time travel gimmick did work. Josh Brolin was a fantastic addition making K his own with a subtle impersonation of Tommy Lee Jones that does wonders. As a plot, it is still as thin as the first two editions with no new innovation to the special effects, gadgets or weaponry.
Boris The Animal, an alien assassin who was captured by K (Tommy Lee Jones/Josh Brolin) escapes from a maximum security prison on Moon. Boris vows to avenge his loss of limb caused by K. He plans to go back in time before K does the damage and kill him. When K goes missing from the present, it is left with Agent J (Will Smith) to correct the past.
What it does to best is to sticking to its basics on what worked before and adding a fantastic addition in Josh Brolin. I get it that Apollo 11 is one of the most remarkable milestones in human history, but the Hollywood's obsession to revel on this period makes it a little been there already so many times feel. Maybe it allows them to add those loopy bits of music in their soundtrack which otherwise might not fit in contemporary stuff. The main antagonist has the required buildup and motivation but lacks the superpowers to make him formidable. Emma Thompson and Alice Eve who play older and younger Agent O respectively had very little to do going by what they can do.
A more energetic, simple and fast paced addition to a faded franchise