Men in Black II

Rating: 4/10 (23 June 2005)

I have said a couple of times that there are some films that do not need sequels, or at least could be made better, and this is one of them. Basically another alien being has landed on on Earth, Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle), and plans to take over the planet. Agent J/Jay (Will Smith) is obviously assigned, but the one who knows the most about Serleena wants has had his memory wiped, Agent K/Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), or rather Kevin Brown. So J obviously takes him back to the Men in Black (MIB) to get him back in order to defeat Serleena. In ways, it's pretty much K becoming a member of MIB instead of J, like in the first film. Also starring Rip Torn as Zed, Jackass's Johnny Knoxville as Scrad/Charlie, Rosario Dawson as Laura Vasquez, Tony Shalhoub as Jack Jeebs, The Emperor's New Groove's Patrick Warburton as Agent Tee, Scary Movie's David Cross (returning from the first film) as Newton, and an appearance by Michael Jackson. There are plenty of special effects to satisfy, but the story could have done a lot better than this. Adequate!