See the First Again Instead (Possible Spoilers)

Rating: 6/10 (8 July 2002)

This was a piece of summer fluff that, while enjoyable, was weak. The plot was thin, and the ending unsatisfactory to me. Sonnenfeld tried too hard with this sequel, and it shows.
Serleena, a beautiful alien with tentacles (Lara Flynn Boyle), wants something that only the retired and neurolyzed Agent Kay (Jones) knows the whereabouts of. The Men in Black agency, a beautiful pizza girl, oh, and the world, in danger, Agent Jay (Smith) must deneuralyze Kay to save well, everything.
Tommy Lee Jones was the best thing about the movie--he made his character seem believable (well, as much as possible) and humorous. Although Will Smith is now an awardwinning actor with an Oscar nomination under his belt, he did not get a chance to show his dramatic or comedic talent in MIB 2. His dialog was weak and collapsed his character--neither the writers or Smith needed to try so hard to be funny in this movie.
The problem or characteristic that Will Smith's character, Agent Jay, was given was not resolved in the film, nor really dealt with after it was presented. This may sound small, but really bugged me walking out of the theater. (It felt like there was a scene missing in which he and Kay either show that they enjoy working together, or where Jay is released from the MIB agency.)
Special effects were wonderful, and the aliens at the MIB agency wonderfully creative.
Though sometimes the script was really funny, often it tried too hard. If you want a Men in Black fix, rent the first one--better yet, buy it.