I was not expecting much, so this MIB was a pleasant surprise

Rating: 7/10 (16 June 2013)

I had heard nothing of this film except negativity, so I did not rush out to see this film in theaters like I had the previous two films. I was not really crazy about part II anyway, so I figured this one would be more of the same. So I finally got around to viewing this film, and suffice to say it was actually pretty good...better than part II. I am a bit puzzled as to why this film did create such bad buzz, I mean if people enjoyed part II, this one should have been a blast. Will Smith is back as is Tommy Lee Jones. There are a few other originals from the previous films, though absent in this one is Rip Torn, who was having a spot of legal trouble at the time this film was being made.
The story has J and K doing their normal routine. Only something seems to be up with K, something on his mind...especially when an alien escapes from a maximum security prison on the moon. This alien, known as Boris, has a plan to not only destroy the earth, but also get revenge on the man responsible for stopping him in the past and taking his arm, agent K. J will have to go back into the past to assist his MIB partner, as K's younger self will not only have to take on the Boris of the past, but also that of the future.
Tommy Lee Jones is not really in the film all that much...he kind of bookends the film. However, Josh Brolin does a very good job of imitating a younger K. Will is his usual self and puts in a pretty good performance, honestly he just has not done much in the last 5 or six years. There are a few sight gags that refer to characters who are not present and a few from the earlier installments who make brief cameos.
So, while not as good as the first film, it was better than the second film and seemed to carry a bit more weight than the previous film too. There was a bit more interplay between J and K and it helped this film along. It is a shame this film was so poorly received, I cannot foresee there being another film. This one had a huge budget, so while it did not do bad by 1990's standards, it did not work well for today. However, if it is the last film...it ended on a rather good note.