Just another summer movie

Rating: 7/10 (18 August 2002)

I enjoyed "Men in Black" when it came out in 1997 because it was a story I had never seen before: a quick simple story about a secret government agency who protects earth from dangerous extraterrestrials.
I don't think "Men in Black II" was such a good idea. Yeah, OK, they got a few millions more in their pocket, but the story was better as a stand-alone. Now they are a pair of so-so movies.
In MIB-2 Will Smith takes the role of the pro and Tommy Lee Jones the role of the rookie during the first half of the story. Neither did a good job. I thought that Tommy Lee Jones was gonna be the reason worth to see the movie, but I was wrong. He's just not the type of actor who plays second to a Will Smith.
As in the first movie, the visual effects are awful but the music is superb. This sequel is more of a comedy than the first one, you get a good laugh.
As one film critic said on the radio "When the best part of a movie is a talking dog, there's something wrong going with it".