The product of a Summer of lazy writing

Rating: Null/10 (2 August 2002)

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs
Sorry folks,but it's been a disappointing Summer at the box office this year.The trouble this time round has been the sheer lazyness on display in terms of creativity.Proof of this exists in the endless amount of sequels we've been bombarded with.Men in Black stands out ,in retrospect,as the most obvious example of desperation in terms of the Hollywood screen-writing 'hacks' coming up with something to keep the crowds entertained,coming five years after the way,way superior original was released.When the story has basically been recycled from the original (this time with Will Smith mentoring Tommy Lee Jones's character,unlike in the original where Jones mentored Smith,zzzzzzzzzzzzz) it shows even more.Unlike in the original,the chemistry and general banter between Smith and Jones is non-existent,and the plot is really hard to get into,and even harder to care about.And maybe someone thought having a Michael Jackson cameo in it would draw a bigger crowd.But hey,for all this,who knows,maybe Men in Black 3 will be better.Or 4,or 5,or zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.*