Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 69
Fresh: 63 | Rotten: 6
Thanks to a smart script, spectacular set pieces, and charismatic performances from its leads, Men in Black is an entirely satisfying summer blockbuster hit.
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 3
Thanks to a smart script, spectacular set pieces, and charismatic performances from its leads, Men in Black is an entirely satisfying summer blockbuster hit.
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For his fifth effort as a feature-film director, one-time cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld brought his cartoonish visual style and darkly humorous sensibilities to this adaptation of, appropriately enough, a tongue-in-cheek sci-fi comic book. Will Smith stars as James Darrel Edwards, a New York City cop with an athletic physique and a flippant, anti-authoritarian attitude toward law enforcement. After chasing down a mysterious perpetrator one night who turns out to be an alien, James is
PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.
Jul 2, 1997 Wide
Oct 23, 1997
Columbia TriStar International
All Critics (70) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (74) | Rotten (6) | DVD (48)
Every time the film makes you chuckle, you may also feel it's zapped you with a neuralizer.
A wild knuckleball of a movie that keeps dancing in and out of the strike zone.
The smartest, funniest, and best-looking sci-fi comedy since the movies learned to morph.
It's just the best yuk of the week.
As ragged as the humor is, there still are more hits than misses.
At times, it may succeed at manipulating you, but you won't like it.
Sony doesn't do much to spruce up their original, excellent transfer of Barry Sonnenfeld's big, fun monster movie, but the product remains a worthy one.
"Men in Black" still holds up after 15 years. It's as fun, funky, and edgy now as it was in 1997, and HD breathes even more life into it.
Lots of fun, but too scary for some kids.
What is it about the black suit/black tie/white shirt get-up in movies?
What [it] lacks in depth, it makes up for with an infectious childlike enthusiasm for its zany premise.
Ultimately, this film isn't quite as screamingly funny as its coming attractions trailer suggested, but it is an amiable enough piece of entertainment.
Combines the talents of Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and director Barry Sonnenfeld to hilarious, endearing effect.
Director Barry Sonnenfeld brings a sense of whimsy to the comic script, balancing farce with big-budget action and somehow making it all work.
The fun is in the believing, and Sonnenfeld makes it easy to do that.
Just a collection of sketches in which Jones and Smith run into farcical E.T.s.
Cool hot-weather fun -- this will be the one to beat right through the dog days of summer.
Will Smith, the only spark of life in Independence Day, now is allowed to shine in brighter, smarter material.
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.
A solid, entertaining, intelligent, and funny entry into the annals of this summer's moviegoing selection.
Men in Black, a film that's very original, tries to be cool and quirky, and suceeds. It's what I would easily call the better version of Independence Day. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are highly likable in their lead roles, and as a screen couple perform with complete chemistry and energetic slickness. The jokes
November 2, 2011
Super Reviewer
"Men in Black" is a modern sci-fi comedy classic. While the movie isn't perfect, the chemistry between Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones is. "Black" is about a secret organization that deals with aliens here on earth. When one of their main agents retires, Jones then recruits Smith to join the force, and they have to
May 12, 2012Super Reviewer
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