A Strong Argument Against Sequels: Addams Family Values.

The Good: Effects are decent
The Bad: Poor character development, Mediocre acting, Largely not funny, Banal plot
The Basics: More of the same, Addams Family Values is a lackluster sequel that is utterly unimpressive.


I understand that the early 1990s cinematic renditions of The Addams Family were based on a television series. However, upon watching Addams Family Values, I found myself wondering how the show made it past three episodes. Sadly, by the second film, the Addams Family has pretty much run out of spark and intrigue. In fact, the plot wanders around being a variation on the earlier film The Addams Family (reviewed here!). In Addams Family Values, instead of belaboring whether or not Uncle Fester is the real Uncle Fester, this time Fester is taken from the family by a serial killer who marries him to try to get his fortune.

While the plot might seem like a big difference from the first film, the structure is disturbingly similar. For example, Gomez ends up in jail right around the same time in the film as the Addams Family was locked out of their mansion in the first film. The original aspect in Addams Family Values, a b-plot that has Wednesday and Pugsley, falls flat and is essentially a single non-sequitur joke that is dragged out and repeated for at least half an hour of the ninety-four minute film.

Following the abrupt birth of Pubert Addams to Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children Wednesday and Puglsey believe that either Pubert or Pusgley must die (after all, they only need one boy child). Corrected by Gomez, Wednesday and Pugsley just begin repeated attempts to kill the baby with a guillotine, dropping from excessive heights, etc. To help the parents deal with the children, Morticia and Gomez hire Debbie Jellinsky.

Debbie keeps Pubert alive and almost immediately sets her sights on Uncle Fester. Debbie gets rid of Wednesday and Puglsley by telling their parents that they have a secret desire to go to summer camp. Confined to Camp Chippewa, Wednesday develops her first crush, with an asthmatic boy who hates the outdoors as much as she does. Left to her own devices, Debbie begins to woo Fester and she marries him with the intent of killing him and stealing his fortune. When Gomez tries to intervene, he is jailed and the family must rescue him and Fester.

The moment I realized just how bad Addams Family Values was was when I found myself smiling in excitement from Tony Shaloub appearing on screen. Shaloub has a cameo that is essentially a blink-and-you-miss-it role that is of utterly no consequence to the film. Shaloub is trotted out on the heels of David Hyde Pierce, Nathan Lane and (the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine geek in me was excited by) Camille Saviola. When the guest actors in minor roles thrill the viewer more than anything going on in the actual film, the movie is in trouble.

Like its predecessor, Addams Family Values trades on humor that comes from a macabre family interacting with the real, normal world and the jokes that result from (mostly) young people enjoying murder, gore, and pain. The first big problem is that that series of jokes was done to death in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values beats the same joke to an even bloodier pulp. The joke is dead long before this film begins, yet it is reiterated ad nauseum.

Addams Family Values is plagued as well by terrible direction and poor acting. On the acting front, Joan Cusack is entirely hammy as Debbie and not in the moments when it is obvious that is the intent. Similarly, Christina Ricci is unfortunately too frequently out of character as Wednesday. The humorless, morose Wednesday appears too often in Addams Family Values with a smile at the edges of her lips and radiating from her eyes. Sadly, while this makes sense after her character’s first crush, it does not makes sense early in the film.

In a similar fashion, the direction in Addams Family Values is unsettlingly choppy. While the make-up effects are wonderful, the basic editing on the film is . . . for lack of a better term, craptastic. The choppy editing is especially noticeable during the children’s play and the mayhem that follows at the summer camp.

Giving The Whole Ten Yards (reviewed here!) a run for its money as worst sequel of all time, Addams Family Values adds nothing of significance to the franchise and is, ultimately, a disappointment.

For other works with Anjelica Huston, be sure to visit my reviews of:
The Big Year
50/50
The Darjeeling Limited
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Mists Of Avalon
Ever After: A Cinderella Story
A Handful Of Dust
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

2/10

For other movie reviews, please check out my Movie Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2012 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Weird And Fun, The Addams Family Holds Up Remarkably Well!

The Good: Funny, Quirky, Decent plot, Interesting characters
The Bad: Plays largely off the introduction of more odd characters, Somewhat predictable plot progression.
The Basics: Funny and weird, The Addams Family is a showcase of good lines, as opposed to a solidly good film.


I’m not sure why I was not as obsessed with my peers, at the time of its release, with The Addams Family. It seems like the exact type thing I would enjoy and I know as a teenager, I actually saw the film. I suspect it had to do with its release time or the reaction of my friends. At the time, I was just getting into Star Trek and I think my friends were quoting The Addams Family ad nauseum the way they did The Nightmare Before Christmas (reviewed here!) to the detriment of my enjoyment of the movie when I finally did see it.

Watching The Addams Family again now, as it came with my wife’s permanent collection, I was surprised by how well it held up. Recently, I watched Batman (reviewed here!), which came out around the same time as The Addams Family and I recalled being less impressive than I initially was. There was so much of it that I found cheesy in that. With The Addams Family, I had the opposite reaction. Supposed to be weird, quirky and honestly funny, The Addams Family is a comedy made almost entirely by the ridiculous horror monster characters who try to interact in the real world.

Twenty-five years after Fester, the older brother of Gomez Addams, goes missing in the Bermuda Triangle, Gomez wants very much to reconcile with his lost brother. The family’s attorney, Tully, wants to invest Addams family money, under Fester’s name (for tax reasons), but Gomez puts it off until the next Quarter. Frustrated with how long it is taking to get money out of the estate and needing to pay off Abigail and Gordon Craven, Tully comes up with a scam: Gordon will impersonate Fester to get into the Addam’s family vault. During a séance, Gordon as Fester arrives and Gomez is quick to take him back.

Despite the inconsistencies with his story and memory, the Addams family – outside Wednesday – openly embraces Fester. But to put their minds at ease, Fester helps Wednesday and Pugsley with their school play and dancing Mamuska with Gomez. In spending time with the Addams family, Gordon begins to turn against his mother. But when Tully and Abigail engineer a restraining order to get the Addams family evicted from their house, Gordon has to choose between his biological and adopted families.

The Addams Family is funny, but the best lines were overplayed to me (as a fan of The Addams Family pinball machine!). Still, The Addams Family has some great lines, mostly based on the fact that they are delivered with childlike glee or a deadpan sensibility that is entirely incongruent to the words themselves. Most of the lines in The Addams Family hinge on very simple reversals from the expected: things like pain being inflicted upon loved one being met with eager anticipation.

The plot is fairly obvious, but nevertheless engaging. The idea of the whole scam aspect and the few mundane human characters mixed with a witch, what appears to be a zombie girl, and the disembodied hand, Thing, plays out well. The mundane characters provide the visual equivalent of a laugh track, reacting with unabashed horror to the delivery of the most shocking lines. On the other hand, some of the scenes that work best feature the family members interacting on their own. Morticia telling Wednesday to play with her food is classic and the way Morticia and Gomez act lovingly toward one another constantly makes for a surprisingly positive nuclear family (despite the fact that they each delight in inflicting pain on one another and they fell in love at a funeral).

The Addams Family is also a great example of good casting coupled with decent performances. Raul Julia is electric as Gomez Addams and Anjelica Huston plays Morticia with a coldness that she later translates into professional detachment when defining her character in The Royal Tenenbaums (reviewed here!). She and Julia have great on-screen chemistry.

It is, predictably enough, Christina Ricci and Christopher Lloyd who steal the film. Ricci plays Wednesday and at her young age, she plays him with a perfect embodiment of creepy and deadpan. Christopher Lloyd, who has pretty incredible range, makes Gordon and Fester distinctly different characters in The Addams Family.

On DVD, The Addams Family has two theatrical trailers, but no other bonus features. For a pretty delightful early-‘90’s quirky film (one that Tim Burton had nothing to do with), it is hard to do better than The Addams Family!

For other works with Dan Hedaya, please check out my reviews of:
Strangers With Candy
Mulholland Drive
Alien: Resurrection
The Usual Suspects

6.5/10

For other film reviews, be sure to check out my Movie Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2012 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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With Men In Black 3, Summer Blockbuster Season Is Officially Off To A (Somewhat Predictable) Start!

The Good: Special effects, Moments of humor, Acting
The Bad: Light on character development, Somewhat predictable
The Basics: When Agent K alters our present in a way that results in an all-out alien invasion, Agent J must return to the 1960s to save the Earth in Men In Black 3!


You know it is summer, officially, when Will Smith turns up with his entry into Summer Blockbuster Season. That’s not to knock Will Smith, who has had many wonderful dramatic and thoughtful comedic roles. But when it comes to summer action-adventure and the somewhat vacuous thrill that comes with special effects-driven movies, it is hard to think of a more significant posterboy for Summer Blockbuster fare than Will Smith. This year, Smith returns to his roots – so to speak – with a sequel to one of the films that helped make Smith the King of Summer Blockbuter Season: Men In Black 3.

Based upon a series of comic books and graphic novels, the Men In Black film franchise made the science fiction comedy a legitimate cinematic genre. And while Men In Black 3 does not hinge entirely upon having seen Men In Black (reviewed here!) or Men In Black II (reviewed here!), it is a worthwhile thing to at least watch the first Men In Black to understand the premise. Barry Sonnenfeld, who directed the first two films returns to direct Men In Black 3. Rather smartly, Men In Black 3 shakes up the routine of the Men In Black movies so it is not simply a reworking of the first film – which is, arguably, how the second film suffered.

As is my custom with movies like this one, it is worth noting that this review is based entirely on the film Men In Black 3. I have not read any of the Men In Black books and I cannot speak to any comparisons or differences to what has been printed in them. Moreover, I prefer to consider Men In Black 3 as a standalone film, as opposed to simply comparing it to the other two films. This is a very pure review of Men In Black 3 as it stands on its own.

Agents K and J are doing their usual work for the Men In Black under the direction of Agent O (Zed having died recently), keeping New York’s streets clean of alien influences. Unfortunately, the alien Lilly stages a jailbreak for Boris, a vengeful alien who K committed to the MIB prison on the moon. Boris returns to Earth to exact revenge upon K and after an attempt to take him down decisively, Agent J returns to the office to learn that K has been dead for over forty years. Alarmed, J sees that K’s death in the past had led to changes in the timeline that are potentially catastrophic, including an alien invasion in J's present.

Using a time travel device, J makes a trip back to 1969 to stop the murder of K in the past and, hopefully, right the timeline. Meeting the young version of Agent K, J drops the pretense of fooling his future partner and explains just what the stakes are. What follows is the adventure between the young version of Agent K and Agent J with the ticking clock: they must stop Boris within twenty-four hours or J will be trapped in the past!

While not all science fiction comedies or time travel movies are like Back To The Future (reviewed here!), Men In Black 3 is. The ticking clock element of Men In Black 3 feels very much like the deadline imposed upon Marty McFly in Back To The Future. It makes some sense for Men In Black 3 to employ such a conceit; otherwise, J could take his time in tracking down and defeating Boris without any sense of urgency. So, despite feeling familiar, having a time limit for J in the past plays out well in Men In Black 3.

Despite having an element clearly intended to increase the action-adventure component, Men In Black 3 utilizes the comedy that made the Men In Black film franchise seem fresh from the outset. Men In Black 3 has Agent J providing fast-talking explanations for what mundane citizens witness when aliens get loose and the Men In Black intervene. The tech utilized by Agent J and the young Agent K is designed with some sense of the comic in mind. The giant bikes – reminiscent of the one-wheel vehicle used by General Grievous in Revenge Of The Sith - look somewhat ridiculous and there are moments in the chase scene where they are used that are delightfully ridiculous.

The new tech is also designed to look good in 3-D. Men In Black 3 uses the 3-D medium surprisingly well. While many 3-D films, where the 3-D is done in post-production, look simply like two flat layers, Men In Black 3 actually utilizes the 3-D in a more effective and convincing way, essentially making one feel for much of the movie like they are looking in on a box. The depth of field is much more consistent with 3-D animated movies and Men In Black 3 looks good as a result. Even though the action scenes are enhanced by the 3-D in Men In Black 3, the movie is not all big action scenes and the 3-D effects simply maintain the hyper-reality of the rest of the film in the exposition scenes.

On the acting front, Men In Black 3 is clearly playing with a stacked deck. While it is merely genius casting that put Josh Brolin on screen as a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones’s Agent K, it is the acting skill of Josh Brolin that pulls it off. Not only does Brolin have the look of Jones, but he effectively mimics the mannerisms and, especially, speech patterns of veteran actor Tommy Lee Jones to become an absolutely convincing facsimile of Agent K. Brolin never feels like an understudy and he makes Agent K seem more well-rounded through his professional background in Men In Black 3.

Emma Thompson makes an auspicious debut in the Men In Black universe and I was wary of Alice Eve playing the younger version of her character, Agent O. The initial casting seems like it would be a pretty simple visual gag; though Alice Eve would be lucky to look as good as Emma Thompson forty years! The only real problem with the two actors sharing the same role is they never conclusively choose which accent they are going with for the character and that seems odd. Otherwise, the two do a decent job of establishing the new head of Men In Black in two different phases of her life.

For his time in Men In Black 3, Tommy Lee Jones does a decent job at playing Agent K. Even so, it is Will Smith who does the heavy lifting on the acting front in Men In Black 3. While Nicole Scherzinger pretty much just shows up in a short, tight outfit and Jemaine Clement plays Boris as an unsettling, angry villain, it is Will Smith as J who must find what heart there is in Men In Black 3. While Smith is adept at the action scenes and he delivers most of the comedic lines well, his stride lacks the confidence he carried in the prior Men In Black movies. Smith seems older and while there are moments where J seems bored with the job, unfortunately, there are moments Smith seems as bored as his character. The result is that some of the potentially funniest moments are negated by Smith’s delivery.

Ultimately, Men In Black 3 is not bad. It is fun and fulfills a sense of exciting escapism that characterizes most of Summer Blockbuster Season’s films. The humor is good, the effects are good and the acting is predictably exceptional. But the film is not intended to be a grand treatise on anything. It is a popcorn movie designed to distract viewers from their daily lives and for two hours, Men In Black 3 does just that.

For other works with Josh Brolin, please check out my reviews of:
Jonah Hex
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Milk
W.
No Country For Old Men
Mimic
Nightwatch

6.5/10

For other movie reviews, please be sure to check out my Movie Review Index Page for an organized listing of all the films I have reviewed!

© 2012 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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A Few Amusing Moments, But Largely Men In Black II Tries Too Hard!

The Good: A few amusing moments, Generally decent special effects, Moments of character
The Bad: Repeats a lot from the original, Clunky supporting performances.
The Basics: A disappointing sequel, Men In Black II tries to hit too many of the same notes as the original and falls flat.


Recently, I had the opportunity to return to my film reviewer’s roots by reviewing Men In Black (reviewed here!), a film I first saw for one of my first film review assignments. After more than a decade, I saw Men In Black and I was afforded the opportunity to consider that I may have been too harsh on it back in my college days. I have a feeling, however, now that I have seen Men In Black II, it will be quite a bit longer (if ever) before I come to believe I am being too harsh on my review of it. Men In Black II includes many aspects of a sequel which people generally use to cut down sequels in general. The work is derivative, unsurprising and tries unsuccessfully to recapture the greatness of the original. In the case of Men In Black II, the film does so with a few moments of character growth or decent acting, but far too often ends up recreating the reversals that made the original film as interesting as it was.

Men In Black II, like the first film, is based upon a graphic novel series and it is worth noting that I have not read any of the graphic novels in this series. As a result, this is a rather pure review of Men In Black II, a science fiction comedy film which underwhelms in the final analysis.

Five years after Agent Jay began working for the Men In Black, he has found it difficult to work for any extended time with a single partner. After wiping the memory of his latest partner, T, following an incident with an alien in the subway system, Jay begins pining for human contact. In this case, it takes the form of Laura, a waitress who believes in both extraterrestrials and the Men In Black. She witnesses her boss being killed and Jay decides not to wipe her memory clean. This comes as Earth is invaded by Serleena, an alien searching for The Light, a mystical item which she believes is hidden on Earth, despite claims that it was shipped off-world to preserve Earth’s neutrality in intergalactic affairs. The claim comes from Zed and the records kept by Kay. Needing to know the veracity of those claims, Jay goes in search of the former M.I.B. operative.

After an extended trip with Frank the dog, Jay finds Kevin Brown working at the Post Office and he convinces him to join him to get de-neuralized and recover the memories Jay took from him. When Serleena attacks the Men In Black headquarters, Jay and Kay are forced to rely on a black market (Jeebs!) memory restoration device that does not restore all of Kay’s memories immediately. With the clock ticking, Jay and Kay try to hunt for the truth about the Light and save the Earth and life across the galaxy.

Men In Black II has moments of humor, but even some of that is repeated from the first film. Jay’s commentary on ethnicity continues, but in nowhere near as flippant a way as it was presented in the first film. As well, it helps viewers to have seen the first film, to truly appreciate the character struggle of Kevin Brown and Kay. Attentive viewers will note only a single line explains Laurel’s (Linda Fiorentino’s) lack of appearance, but with Rosario Dawson filling essentially the same niche, Men In Black II actually works better than the original on the “romantic subplot” front.

Sadly, too much of the film seems like it is trying too hard. The initial encounter with Jay and T in the subway feels largely like it is trying to make a big entrance to rival the scope of the final conflict from the first film. Similarly, the physical comedy with Jay being tossed around in scenes is viewed with a “ho-hum” response because we have seen it before. The insult to injury comes, though, in the form of Frank the dog. Frank had a brief role in Men In Black and he accompanies Jay as a wisecracking sidekick that guts the first half of the movie. Frank was amusing for moments in the first film, but his extended stay on screen results in this film in a long stretch of truly humorless jokes and special effects sequences that are anything but special.

Once Tommy Lee Jones returns to the film, Men In Black II picks back up, but even then, the viewer is accosted by appearances from Johnny Knoxville, whose only other cinematic work I have seen in Jackass Number Two (reviewed here!). Knoxville tries for physical comedy as a two-headed alien living on Earth and helping Serleena, but his performances are just uncomfortably manic. While his brand of physical comedy might make him seem ideal for a graphic-novel-made-film, he just does not fit in with the caliber of the rest of the cast. That cast is led by Tommy Lee Jones and he does a predictably excellent job of reprising the role of Kay.

In fact, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones do a decent job of re-establishing the chemistry they had on-screen, with Jones doing more than just acting as Smith’s straightman on this outing. In fact, fans of Tommy Lee Jones might actually enjoy the way he is able to crack wise on his own in this film and he captivates the viewer’s attention. Still, the film works best when he and Smith are playing off one another and they do have successful chemistry for that.

On DVD, Men In Black II features a commentary track which is marginally interesting. Many of the technical details of making the film are similar to what was revealed in the first film’s commentary track. Similarly, the second disc features the usual featurettes on special effects, with multi-angle scene deconstruction. There is a music video for the far less memorable theme song to this movie as well as an alternate ending and blooper reel. None of this makes the actual film better.

In short, despite the announced Men In Black III, Men In Black II may safely be skipped.

For other works which blend science fiction and comedy, please check out my reviews of:
“A Piece Of The Action”
“The Outrageous Okona”
Zombieland

4.5/10

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© 2011, 2010 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.



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Men In Black Wins Serious Credit For Originality And Plays Well Even Now!

The Good: Funny, Decent special effects, Character arcs, Story is fun and well-developed, DVD bonus features.
The Bad: Somewhat predictable.
The Basics: Funny and smartly using a diverse cast, Men In Black helps to cement the science fiction comedy in the collective unconscious!


For me, it is always fun to return to origins. So, for example, the very first big assignment I ever had reviewing was for my college newspaper when I pulled the assignment for the summer movie preview issue. I spent the day watching three movies back to back - Con Air, Men In Black, and Batman And Robin - and then reviewed them for the summer issue of the paper. It was exciting for me, but the day dragged and it has taken me until now to rewatch any of those movies. Recently, I took in Men In Black with my wife, as she has it in her permanent collection. I think, perhaps, I was a little too harsh on it when I reviewed it the first time back in college.

Men In Black is a rare science fiction comedy. And while there are plenty of science fiction movies that are funny, oftentimes they are not deliberately funny, they are laughed at more than laughed with. In fact, outside Men In Black, arguably the most successful science fiction comedies are Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (reviewed here!) and Galaxy Quest. Men In Black, however, did not seek to appeal to the niche audience, instead trying to hit the summer blockbuster audience and it was part of Will Smith's ascent to a-lister. In fact, this was probably the movie that finally cemented him as part of Hollywood's a-list, though he was not quite there when the movie was released, as evidenced by the fact that he is billed below Tommy Lee Jones for the credits.

The Earth has been invaded by aliens, not the least of which is a crazed alien trying to leave his designated visitation spot on Earth. When his ship crashes, agents Kay and D are sent in to clean up the mess and make sure Immigration forgets the incident ever happened. They are, as they always are, successful, though the mission leaves Kay without a partner. The incident is the first in a series of events which send known extraterrestrials living on Earth scurrying for the stars. This has a lot to do with the crash landing of a Bug who has taken the body of a human, Edgar, and whose presence on Earth is in pursuit of a galaxy hidden from an intergalactic war.

It is into this situation that a New York City cop, James Edwards, stumbles. Recruited by Kay when one of his perps flees in a most fantastic way and is connected to getting alien weaponry, James is enlisted into the Men In Black, a covert government agency which is responsible for keeping the truth about aliens quiet on Earth. Renamed Jay, James helps Kay find out the truth about the bug and hunt down Edgar. But soon, a menace from outer space threatens to destroy the world if they do not stop Edgar and recover the hidden galaxy quicker!

Men In Black is, first and foremost, a fun film. The premise is smart and original and it is executed with a panache that is not common. Will Smith plays with his sense of comedic timing and is benefited by a script which plays to his ironic voice. In fact, one of Smith’s most memorable lines and deliveries has to be when – as James – he lands on a tour bus and informs the people there “It just be raining black people in New York.” The script is filled with clever one-liners like that and the original set-up with Immigration finding themselves in possession of a real alien is instantly disarming.

As well, Men In Black is just smart enough not to push the romantic subplot between Jay and the coroner, Laurel, into cliché territory. The result is a buddy comedy that is very close to perfection. In fact, I checked my notes from my viewing over a decade ago and I noted in the theater that some of the effects were shaky. However, watching the movie on DVD on my HDTV, the effects seemed just fine.

And Men In Black has character development, even if it is somewhat predictable. Kay is an aging officer who has the experience, but has been pining for the love he left behind in order to become an effective agent of the Men In Black. So, while Kay has the experience, Jay has the energy and the pairing seems to be headed in a very specific direction. The film works because it is enjoyable in getting there, but it is not surprising and in that regard is somewhat less original than the set-up (much like situational comedies that use the same plots, but a different setting than we’ve seen before).

Men In Black also rocks because its supporting cast is exceptional. Supported by actors like Linda Fiorentino, Carel Struycken, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Rip Torn, Men In Black is a comedic success because it uses so many different talents so very well. In fact, Tony Shalhoub is only in the movie briefly, but he has a very memorable role as a pawn merchant Jack Jeebs. Even the usual problematic acting sources shine in the film, in this case the use of a dog whose role is clever and funny.

But Men In Black hinges upon the performances of Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. Together, Jones and Smith shine and they have great on-screen chemistry which makes them a wonderful comedic pair. Jones has the depth and dry delivery to make the extraordinary seem plausible and Smith has the reactions and emotional range to make the film seem like it is still in touch with reality enough to make the viewer buy the premise. The banter between Jones and Smith alone is worth the price of admission.

On DVD, Men In Black comes loaded with bonus features. In addition to a commentary track which is as funny as the film, there are deleted scenes and informative featurettes. Most of the featurettes focus on special effects – puppeteering and computer-generated effects – but they are informative as well as entertaining.

For a film as short as Men In Black is, it certainly leaves and impression and anyone looking for a fantastic buddy comedy with a science fiction twist is likely to enjoy this film.

For other science fiction comedies, please check out my reviews of of:
Land Of The Lost
Year One
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

7.5/10

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© 2011, 2010 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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