a lot of times a three - star film will be my favorite .
they 're usually the kind of movie i can watch most often too .
they 're usually not too deep , allowing for semi - brainless relaxation , and at the same time , not too dumb .
men in black is a four - star three - star film .
( hope you could follow that one )
men in black does n't wait to get to the fun .
just minutes into the film we are introduced to agent kay ( tommy lee jones ) , introduced to an alien , and introduced to the the awesome memory - diminishing tool that all mib agents use .
after all , you ca n't have alien witnesses running around with that kind of knowledge
can you ?
men in black is , of course , the organization which " moniters all extra - terrestrial activity on earth " .
nypd officer james edwards ( will smith ) , is on a routine foot chase when suddenly the no - good punk
he 's chasing starts leaping up buildings and blinking more than one pair of eyes .
the alien delivers the simple message that the world is going to end , and with that , dives off of a roof .
naturally nobody believes his story . . .
nobody that is , except for the top secret organization that not even the government is aware of .
edwards then meets agent kay , the man who never seems to crack a smile , and is introduced to the mib .
edwards winds up joining the team and is stripped of anything that can point back to him ( birth certificate , drivers license , and even the literal removal of his fingerprints ) .
james edwards no longer exists .
meet agent jay .
agent kay takes the rookie jay under his wing as they go about " regular " duties .
eventually a far more treacherous event comes into play .
a " bug " has landed on earth and is going to wipe out mankind if these two do n't ( or ca n't ) stop it .
the plot is n't exactly clear , but we know it has to do with a galaxy as big as a jewel or marble being sought after on earth , and that is crucial that the mib find it before the " bug " does .
barry sonnenfeld , who also did the addams family films
, directs this nicely .
it 's fun
, it 's funny , it 's action - packed .
a nice summer blockbuster as it rightfully turned out to be
.
this is one of those movies that is just " fun " and ca n't really be summed up any nicer or clearer .
will smith and tommy lee jones
both do great jobs and both are a blast to watch .
definitely one of the best films of the the summer of ' 97 , men in black comes highly recommeded from me !
directs this nicely both do great jobs and both are a blast to watch . definitely one of the best films of the the summer of ' 97 , men in black comes highly recommeded from me ! it 's fun , it 's funny , it 's action - packed . a nice summer blockbuster as it rightfully turned out to be