So much potential...so little time

Rating: Null/10 (9 July 2002)

Contains Spoilers I was sorely disappointed with Men in Black 2. I think all of my gripes, though, are because of the ludicrously short run time. It was barely longer than an episode of Law & Order. Because of the shortness, I found problems with the plot, mostly. ***SPOILERS*** I'm watching the movie, enjoying the interaction between Dawson and Smith, but then ten minutes before the end, the script reads like, "by the way Jay, she's an alien." However, that pathetic plot twist sort of explains the random "She has the bracelet that points to the light" scene. The ending was so weak. She leaves, and the boys start into some sad comic relief to build up to the same "we're insignificant in the universe" twist ending THAT THE FIRST ONE HAD! Not to say the whole movie was bad. Good to see the Worms again, the subway scene was hilarious, and I love the video rental zealots of C-18. The Warburton cameo was pointless, the MJ thing was only in there because he asked Sonnenfeld to put him in it, and it just came off as a "look at me everyone! I'm laughing at myself!! Like me! Buy Invincible!!!!!". Knoxville, although a funny character at points, also seemed to just be in there to say, wow, the Jackass guy is in here too! The video store/attic apartment scene was great, though, and David Cross was probably the only cameo I liked other than Peter Graves. So, to summarize, while funny in several parts, this movie was too short to develop an intriguing plot, but just long enough to fill with purposeless cameos. I think I liked the Attack of the Chub-chubs or whatever it was called better.
By the way, I HATE Frank. They were going for a Shrek Donkey, but they got Jar-Jar.