Men in Black: International
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: June 14, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 51 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
29
Negative:
16
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38
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenJun 29, 2019
Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are the reason to see Men in Black: International—she has a comic precision that nicely deflates his humorous hubris—but for some reason the movie doesn’t bring them together until a third of the way in, after failing to establish any real sense of their characters. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJun 14, 2019
Men in Black International is more than just an afterthought; it’s an unfortunate afterthought. Popular interest has long since evaporated and providing a new paint coat (courtesy of stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson) can’t change that foundational fact. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloJun 13, 2019
Many fans wished to see these two actors trade witty barbs once again, but the pair’s new movie, Men in Black: International, strips away just about everything fun from the duo except their on-screen presence. Read full review
38
ObserverOliver JonesJun 13, 2019
The main issue is the script. The tale it tells is shopworn. Read full review
38
Slant MagazinePat BrownJun 13, 2019
The film wastes its charismatic leads in a parade of wacky CG creations whose occasional novelty is drowned out by its incessance. Read full review
38
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldJun 12, 2019
You feel for the actors, who you know are better than this stuff, and you wonder if director F. Gary Gray (“Straight Outta Compton”) just threw up his hands. And you wonder if, somewhere, Smith and Jones are chuckling. At least somebody was. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 12, 2019
The aliens are far more lifelike than they ever were in the Will Smith/Tommie Lee Jones “MIB” movies, but the shiny ray guns are as generic as ever and the shootouts surprisingly dull, if expensive looking. Read full review
33
IndieWireEric KohnJun 12, 2019
Men in Black: International, which launches Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth into a bland variation on the same “MiB” routine, lacks the energy or ambition to make its intergalactic stakes into anything more than baffling cash grab. This misconceived attempt to inject a tired franchise with new life ends up as little more than an empty vessel. Read full review
30
Screen DailyTim GriersonJun 12, 2019
Thompson brings her reliably spry comedic talents as a new recruit who discovers all the extra-terrestrials in our midst, but she’s easily overmatched by a witless script, laboured plot and, most depressingly, a badly misjudged performance from her usually-charming co-star. Read full review
30
The AtlanticDavid SimsJun 12, 2019
This sequel-slash-spinoff comes across as a lifeless piece of content, bearing a brand name and a glossy look but little else to remember it by. Read full review
25
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiJun 12, 2019
A cautionary tale for the age of reboots, “International” takes over from a perfectly good comedy film series, and turns it into witless, generic space debris. It is the “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” of “MiB” — but somehow the aliens here are even worse. Read full review
25
The PlaylistRyan OliverJun 12, 2019
Whatever the case may be, MIB International is a failure on just about every level, and instead of 3D glasses, movie theaters should be handing out the neuralizers at the end instead to help us all forgot the cringe-worthy memory of what we just watched. Read full review
20
CineVueChristopher MachellJun 15, 2019
It is dull, cynical and utterly mirthless. Read full review
20
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 12, 2019
It’s time to wave the neuralyzer in the face of every executive involved and murmur softly: forget about this franchise. Read full review
12
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJun 13, 2019
Who needs original stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones when you have, um ... well, what does this new Men in Black Cinematic Universe offer, exactly? As evidenced by MiB:I, absolutely nothing of value. Read full review
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Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJun 13, 2019
The settings seem shopworn and the whole exercise feels hollow. Long ago, when the first “Men in Black” hit the screen, the most conspicuous of its many delights were Will Smith’s street-smart but sweet-spirited cop who became Agent J, and Tommy Lee Jones’s wearily imperious Agent K. Now they’re gone, and all delight has gone with them. Only weariness remains. Read full review
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