I can't even rate this one as "FUN"

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 2002)

I cannot believe that we waited five years between sequels for this.
There's nothing tackier about breathing life into a sequel than resurrecting a PAST cast member but I was willing to let my dreams of watching Linda Fiorentino working as Will Smith's new partner go in the hopes that Tommy Lee and Will could pull off another good run. Agent "L" is never seen and her character is dismissed with a passing line.
The premise of the film was formula but well delivered. The MIB had an encounter with some life forms over twenty years ago. They carry the life source of their planet around with them to keep it safe from harm. Since some evil dame chases them across the cosmos to steal "the light" from them and rule their planet, they asked MIB if they would hold onto it but they refused, as it is against the code to put Earth in danger over some other planet's problems. Manif only the U.S. government would do thatbut I digress.
The "good" guys get away & MIB throws the evil woman off course.
For some reason only Tommy Lee has the key to saving the world and must be DE-neuralized back into action as Agent "K" when the evil Serleena returns. Serleena believes that "the light" is still on Earth and Agent "K" knows where it isand away we go.
The special effects are great. As if we ever had a doubt. And that's pretty much it. Aside from a few jokes and gags here and there the film is ALL hype and no action. The snappy dialogue and the chemistry between Will and Tommy that we saw in the first MIB are gone. They look like they are both under contract and HAVE to be there.
The sets of the MIB headquarters are the star of this show. It looks like some serious work went into the neo-jet set look as well as spending some big money on a tangible environment. There's not so much matte painting and CGI work in the film and it's nice to see.
I wouldn't be surprised if even children will be disappointed by this fiasco.
I'd wait for cable/satellite on this one, People. I'm not sure if it even justifies a rental. 1 and ½ stars out of four.