Doesn't live up to the first

Rating: 4/10 (8 July 2002)

Like many other people, I was excited to hear about the sequel to Men in Black. The first film's writing was witty, the interplay between the characters was developed well, and the balance between fantasy and reality was well-integrated. The second film was unable to live up to the first in that Will Smith had entirely too much screen time alone. He can be a witty and likable wildcard with strong actors supporting him, but his one-sentence, self-gratifying quips get old fast when there is no other level of humor or depth to be found. The second film was composed of an uninteresting plot with an undeveloped and unecessary romance, too much CGI, with a low play to use talking animals to seek crowd approval. This film is really an anti-climax, it sole purpose to sell yet another Will Smith single, with not nearly as much style as the first.