Is this a movie, or a merchandising scheme?

Rating: 6/10 (31 July 2006)

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub and Patrick Warburton.
This is a short and confusing, but quite entertaining sequel to the enormously popular Men in Black. The plot is confusing and kind of stupid, but it's a well done film (except for some of the special effects). One of my main problems with this, is that it all seems like a big merchandising scam. They introduce cute characters and not so cute ones that are quite memorable, just so they can make dolls of it, however I did think Frank the pug was a good addition to the film after making only a cameo in the first film. It's an entertaining film, but in no way is it good.
** 1/2 out of ****. 82 mins. PG-13 for sexual humor.