Watch the first MIB on DVD instead

Rating: 4/10 (3 July 2002)

It's difficult to capture the excitement of any first movie's surprises in any sequel, but this one tries valiantly... and fails.
I felt like I was watching an enhanced "deluxe" edition of the first Men In Black DVD. It was essentially the same plot, with minor differences, but with more special effects, and more jokes. Quite frequently it seemed the jokes were an excuse for more SFX, which made them less funny - almost spoon-fed, and sugary at that. Characters you wish were gone are back (like the pawn shop owner), and others you wish were back are gone (like the morgue chick). And a two-headed alien guy as well as the worms are just annoying. The acting is half-a$$ed, which isn't as bad as some movies' full-a$$ed acting considering the actors' caliber, but it still comes off unconvincingly.
And the ending has that "isn't America great" bandwagon feel. You may wish the movie could "flash" it out of your memory at the end.
Oh, and Michael Jackson makes a cameo.
4 out of 10, but good entertainment for kids under 10, altho' it's rated PG-13 for unknown reasons.