Men in Black

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 2, 1997

8.6	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 685 Ratings

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TokyochuchuMay 27, 2013

Men in Black is a fun effects driven blockbuster. It doesn't excel in any particular category but entertains throughout the run time. Linda Fiorentino is easy on the eyes too.

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GrothosFeb 4, 2011

Men In Black was entertaining in many ways however there were 2 reasons I found that severely limited it. 1- The Jokes while funny seemed to be more important than the actual story. The jokes seemed to keep the story going.
2- The story wasMen In Black was entertaining in many ways however there were 2 reasons I found that severely limited it. 1- The Jokes while funny seemed to be more important than the actual story. The jokes seemed to keep the story going.
2- The story was second rate due to the jokes, too many jokes and not enough story for my taste. Make me laugh, but make a creative story line to keep me encapsulated and interested.
Because the storyline was run by the jokes, and the jokes weighed down what little there was of the story, the movie came off to me as more of a comedy series on youtube than a quality movie.

At the same time, I love fun comedy and thought the movie made for fun, though pointless TV. In conclusion MIB is very fun, IF your only looking for a laugh. Otherwise your looking as the wrong movie.… Expand

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csw12Jan 9, 2013

Men in Black has some funny scenes with interesting characters that make the story move along. Will smith came across as annoying and irritating throughout the film.

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btzneb92Aug 13, 2012

A mildly entertaining movie, but it's as generic as it gets.
A mildly entertaining movie, but it's as generic as it gets.
A mildly entertaining movie, but it's as generic as it gets.

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FilipeNetoFeb 12, 2018

Comedy with disgusting scenes: not recommended for those who ate popcorn.

In this comedy sci-fi movie we went into the parallel world of the MIB, special agents that regulate and supervise the entry, stay and exit of aliens on our planet,Comedy with disgusting scenes: not recommended for those who ate popcorn.

In this comedy sci-fi movie we went into the parallel world of the MIB, special agents that regulate and supervise the entry, stay and exit of aliens on our planet, ensuring that we, humans, never know about it. For this, we follow the early career of Jay (Will Smith again fraternizing with extraterrestrials after "Independence Day"), alongside his senior partner, Kay (Tommy Lee Jones, whom we never see a smile) in an effort to rid the world of a kind of giant cockroach, very upset with humans.

The film is an adaptation of the comics by Lowell Cunningham and can largely satisfy those who read it. Its directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (who has made other comedies starring Will Smith, as "Wild, Wild West") and has Ed Solomon's script. The two protagonists were well up to the challenge and their interpretations were great, with perfectly memorable comic situations. Of course, being a humorous movie, no one expected to see psychologically complex characters but, nevertheless, Jones achieved this effect by showing the most dreamer and something unfortunate side of his character, which was a positive bonus in this film. The correlation between the two actors also looks very good, which helped in the interpretation of their characters. Two equally unforgettable characters are Frank, the talking pug (voiced by Tim Blaney) and the Worm Guys, which arise at some point and are recurring in the comics. The visual and special effects were very well and were effective but didn't wondered or surprised. However, the special effects aren't enough to make a movie. They aren't the movie, right?

Less good points? There are few, less relevant, so we can go over them. The most important or worthy of contraindication may be the existence of some repulsive scenes, with crawling insects, viscous liquids, saliva and things like that bathing the protagonists and, surely, causing vomits in some more suggestible viewers. So, this is a good film to see ... but without consumables.… Expand

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clem666May 1, 2021

If the scenario is interesting and promising at the beginning it feels like it truly lacks in depth. 'Men In Black' could have been way more political than it actually is. All this movie does is presenting diverse species of aliens withoutIf the scenario is interesting and promising at the beginning it feels like it truly lacks in depth. 'Men In Black' could have been way more political than it actually is. All this movie does is presenting diverse species of aliens without connecting them to each other, making the lore looking even more superficial than it is. The story totally focuses on K (Tommy Lee Jones) and J (Will Smith) without adding any content but the classic 'You're the new rookie on this job and I'm the badass tired veteran' type of plot.

The acting is really poor as Tommy Lee keeps the same impassive face all along while Will Smith is okay, but still a totally stereotyped character. He can't be anything else than this street childish young man, pretentious and sometimes honestly disrespectful, trying to make his own rules on the tasks he is asked to do.

The movie claims to be a comedy but except for a few scenes that are funny by the turn of events they showcase, no actor appear to be really funny. 'Men In Black' perfectly stays in the between of being childish and aiming to a teenager public. According to me they underestimated the opportunity of crafting a marvelous universe by giving more place to aliens rather than to focus on a human paranormal organization. There are a impressive and numerous amount of incoherent scenes covering the stupidity of some of the characters' acts. The villain of the movie is disgusting as they tried to make him the most repelling they could to underline his badness. The climax is very predictable and as boring as unsurprising. The only moment it could have been more emtional is when K makes his special demand to J at the end but the movie regrettably fails at making it a great scene between all of these other so-called funny ones.… Expand

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