It's so much fun, in fact, that it's almost over before you realise that you've been watching a great idea for a movie in desperate search of a plot.
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02/09/06
Men In Black (1997)
90 %
Reviews Counted: 61 Fresh: 55 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Consensus:
MIB has plenty of spectacle, but its clever script and charismatic leads are what carry the film. Its mixture of comedy and cool makes for a whole lot of fun.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Synopsis: In the 1950s a super-secret government agency was formed to monitor and police the activities of extraterrestrial aliens on the planet Earth. Some 40 years later a founding father of the agency, Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), finds himself with a new smart-mouthed partner fresh from the NYPD... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Screenwriter: Ed Solomon
Story: Lowell Cunningham
Composer: Danny Elfman
Producer: Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: Ed Solomon
Story: Lowell Cunningham
Composer: Danny Elfman
Producer: Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Steven Spielberg
Reviews
Top Critic
...while every big movie has its gasp-inducing moments, this film concentrates on inventive and quirky.
01/01/00
Top Critic
The guns and gadgets threaten but never succeed in eclipsing the human talent, and for that, we must praise director Sonnenfeld.
01/01/00
Top Critic
Sonnenfeld keeps it all bubbling along with a vibrant, comic book buzz.
01/01/00
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03/31/08
Just a collection of sketches in which Jones and Smith run into farcical E.T.s.
03/11/08
The smartest, funniest, and best-looking sci-fi comedy since the movies learned to morph.
06/05/07
Cool hot-weather fun -- this will be the one to beat right through the dog days of summer.
04/17/07
Will Smith, the only spark of life in Independence Day, now is allowed to shine in brighter, smarter material.
05/26/06
A solid, entertaining, intelligent, and funny entry into the annals of this summer's moviegoing selection.
04/09/05
The plot is paper-thin, characters are one-dimensional and even the protagonists' one-liners are forgettable.
09/04/03
Fortunately, the cast's one-dimensional performances and deadpan delivery of funny dialogue actually enhance the humor.
05/20/03
Though the story is pure cartoon, the movie is exceptionally smart and exceptionally well-paced.
10/15/02
This movie is a lot of fun, except that it has a little too much slime.
08/07/02
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