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 MEN
IN
BLACK
II
With
Will
Smith,
Tommy
Lee
Jones,
Lara
Flynn
Boyle,
Johnny
Knoxville,
Rosario
Dawson,
Tony
Shalhoub,
Rip
Torn
Directed
by
Barry
Sonnenfeld
The
original
MIB
flick
was
a
blast.
Great
characters,
hilarious
scenarios,
radical
make-up
FX
and
all
that.
The
sequel
feels
like
an
enormous
budget
TV
show
follow-up.
Don't
get
me
wrong,
it's
elaborate
and
crazy
with
wing-nut
eared
Smith
and
crag-faced
Jones
going
through
the
motions
with
a
slight
twist.
An
important
light
has
been
left
on
earth
a
few
decades
back
by
a
space
race
-
an
evil
alien
has
been
criss-crossing
the
universe
to
find
it,
destruction
imminent.
Jones
(agent
K)
was
de-neuralized
in
the
first
one
to
return
to
his
normal
life.
He,
however,
holds
the
key
of
knowledge
that
will
ensure
the
planet's
survival.
He
teams
up
again
with
Smith
(agent
J)
,
who
hasn't
been
able
to
find
a
compatible
partner,
both
in
his
job
of
regulating
aliens
on
earth
as
well
as
in
life
-
not
being
able
to
establish
a
relationship,
his
top
secret
job
makes
it
even
more
of
an
impossibility.
Without
any
serious
homo-erotic
allegations,
J
&
K
fill
each
others
holes
as
it
were,
the
one's
mediocre
job
as
postman
in
a
small
town
and
the
other's
lonely
life
in
the
city
occupied
with
his
seemingly
pointless
job.
But,
together
they're
an
unstoppable
wisecracking
force
that
can
save
the
world
from
any
alien,
from
behind
shades
with
some
serious
firepower
always
handy.
The
silly
/
cute
/
funny
factor
come
in
waves
and
various
degrees
of
good,
bad
and
pathetic.
At
least
Jackass
head
honcho
Johnny
Knoxville
is
present
as
a
two
headed
side-kick,
and
Lara
Flynn
Boyle
still
looked
good
here
(before
going
off
the
Ally
McBeal
anorexic
rails).
Some
subtle
subversive
jabs
make
up
for
the
overwhelming
crap
that
also
gets
injected,
but,
hey,
a
range
of
ages
needs
to
be
catered
for
in
order
to
sell
the
flick
as
widely
as
possible,
remember
-
gotta
get
them
millions
rolling
back
in.
But
if
you're
a
fan,
little
could
convince
you
otherwise.
3
/
B
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PB
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
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B
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C
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