Waste of money and time

Rating: 6/10 (17 April 2003)

Men In Black was a well-made and hilarious comedy that truly deserved its blockbuster status. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith had great chemistry on screen and the duo provided numerous laughs. Due to the movie´s huge success a sequel was guaranteed and last year MIIB came out. I didn´t see it in a theatre since I believed the reviews I read were correct. I decided to wait until the movie comes out on DVD and I´m glad I did because MIIB is quite disappointing, considering all the talent involved.
The best thing about MIIB is naturally the pairing of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. They are one of those great buddy pairs of cinema. Both Jones and Smith are talented actors with great comic timing. The reason why MIIB fails is its script. It does have its share of laughs, but you can´t help but feel a bit cheated after watching this movie. The only reason why this movie was made was money, the studio simply wanted to cash in. Since this is movie business it´s okay, but for God´s sake, they should written a lot better screenplay! MIIB has a very short running time which reveals the fact that the writers didn´t have that many good ideas to work with.
MIIB is a typical disposable item from Hollywood and a good example of sequels meant purely to cash in. Entertaining? Mildly. Memorable? Far from that. Worth renting? Judge for yourself.