Not as good as the original, but still a worthy sequel

Rating: Null/10 (3 July 2002)

Men In Black II is one of those films that you will either love or hate. It really depends on personal taste. I honestly enjoyed it for what it was. Frank the dog and the worm guys finally get the screen time they deserve. It was also nice to see the story take off as opposed to the original where they take time to set the story up. Here, we already know the characters, therefore we don't need a complete reintroduction of the characters. The chemistry between Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones was right on as before.

What didn't work was Rosario Dawson's place in the film. She plays an important role in the film but the plot to me didn't make much sense. I think the main problem lies in the fact that these movies are too short.
With such a short run time, the development of the story is sacrificed. I say the same for the first film as well. Barry Sonnenfeld should really stop fooling around with such short little scripts and give the audience the kind of large scale story the fans deserve. Overall, Men In Black II is not a perfect movie, but it does stay true to the spirit of the original.