Movie Review - Men in Black 3
Jun. 4th, 2012 09:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bedsitter23I always had a soft spot for this franchise.
The original came out in 1997 and it seemed like that year even the popular blockbuster movies were "deep" (LA Confidential, Full Monty, As Good as it Gets, Good Will Hunting). Men in Black was just fun.
I generally like Will Smith and although he has moved towards more serious roles, I still think he is best as the wisecracking action hero that vaulted him to fame in these films and Bad Boys.
Also as mismatched duos ( the all-time movie cliche) go, I think Smith and Tommy lee Jones just work great.
It is with that in mind (and with the smart idea of revisiting a franchise after several years) that I am going to say I really liked MiB3.
I thought the interaction with Smith and Jones (and Josh Brolin playing a carbon copy of Jones) was great, and consistently funny.
To keep the series going, the plot revolves going back in time, and that idea idea seems a bit risky, but I think that generally works.
There are also quite a few "third" films that feel like they are trying to stretch things too thin. This is one of the rare ones that captures a lot of the fun of the original. It should please anyone who liked the earlier MiB films, and though I don't know if anyone cares about this franchise any more (given the years since the 2nd film), but I do feel this is going to be one of the better 'popcorn' films at the multiplex this summer.
Laughed all the way through, the pacing never really drags, and I found the ending strangely touching (which just means I am getting old.) Going to recommend it, for sure.
The original came out in 1997 and it seemed like that year even the popular blockbuster movies were "deep" (LA Confidential, Full Monty, As Good as it Gets, Good Will Hunting). Men in Black was just fun.
I generally like Will Smith and although he has moved towards more serious roles, I still think he is best as the wisecracking action hero that vaulted him to fame in these films and Bad Boys.
Also as mismatched duos ( the all-time movie cliche) go, I think Smith and Tommy lee Jones just work great.
It is with that in mind (and with the smart idea of revisiting a franchise after several years) that I am going to say I really liked MiB3.
I thought the interaction with Smith and Jones (and Josh Brolin playing a carbon copy of Jones) was great, and consistently funny.
To keep the series going, the plot revolves going back in time, and that idea idea seems a bit risky, but I think that generally works.
There are also quite a few "third" films that feel like they are trying to stretch things too thin. This is one of the rare ones that captures a lot of the fun of the original. It should please anyone who liked the earlier MiB films, and though I don't know if anyone cares about this franchise any more (given the years since the 2nd film), but I do feel this is going to be one of the better 'popcorn' films at the multiplex this summer.
Laughed all the way through, the pacing never really drags, and I found the ending strangely touching (which just means I am getting old.) Going to recommend it, for sure.
