I did not raise any hopes about this film as generally
sequels are not ever as good as the original. (The Blues Brothers and Jaws to
name two examples). The second Men in Black film had also fallen into this
category. But I honestly cannot find anything wrong with Men in Black 3. IT IS
AWESOME!
The story is excellent and I loved the time jump aspect of
an already complicated story. You are sold on how good this film is in the
opening sequence; such great action and sci-fi in a Chinese restaurant.
Will Smith is (agent J) a pleasure to watch with Tommy Lee Jones
(agent K) making up the original team. When J jumps back in time to try to save
his partner K, he meets the younger K (played by Josh Brolin) who is so good
that we forget it isn’t Tommy Lee Jones. The story is great as Boris is the
baddie trying to get revenge on K who put him away in a prison for 40 years.
There are moments of pure genius in this film. Andy Warhol
is an agent who desperately wants to escape all the arty types! Lady GaGa is an
alien (no surprise there!) and my favourite character is Griffin, a small alien
who can see multiple futures and is totally adorable.
This is a must see film. It makes you laugh; It makes you
cry. We saw it in 3D and some of the effects are very good.
Verdict: They don’t make them like this anymore! If you only
see one alien film this year, make it this one!
Good review Jas. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. It was a lot of fun and it was great to see Will Smith back in action after all of these years away from the screen.
ReplyDeleteBut you have to admit it was better than Men in Black 2?!!
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