Please Make Up For This..........

Rating: 5/10 (27 June 2008)

MIB 2 takes place 5 years after the first Men In Black film, both on film and in real-time, and I couldn't believe in that 5 years this is the script they agreed on. It's like they just went with the first draft they received and said "to hell with it, let's make money". Now, I loved the first MIB film. A funny, quirky in it's own way yet instantly memorable movie about a government agent that protects Earth from aliens as well as monitoring alien activity. MIB 2 consists of all the same gags, rehashed material and such as the first one, yet it does it far, far worse.
The lines delivered in the movie sound like they were written by a 10 year old, and the dialogue was generally just forced jokes and straight up not funny jokes throughout. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones did what they could with this script, as their performances aren't terrible by any means (it's especially funny when K gets his memory back) but they seem uninspired compared to the first. About halfway through the movie we are treated to Agent Z doing a Crouching-Tiger -esque kicks while he floats in midair for about 7 seconds. This type of humour belongs in martial arts spoof, not MIB. There are tons of other flaws like a PS2 controller being used to navigate their car, Michael Jackson having a cameo as an alien, everything about MIB 2 just screams unoriginal. That being said, it does have some redeeming points which stop it from being unwatchable. The chemistry between J and K takes a bit more time to develeop again this time round, but when they do its funny till the end. The SFX are OK, though i thought they were better in the first one, and even though the ending was rushed it was a nice surprise that i didn't see coming.
MIB 2, not required viewing by any means, but if your a fan of the original at least worth checking out. 5/10