Men in Black (1997)
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 78
Fresh: 71 | Rotten: 7
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: 7.5/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 4
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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Movie Info
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
Jul 2, 1997 Wide
Oct 23, 1997
Columbia TriStar International
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Cast
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Linda Fiorentino
Laurel -
Vincent D'Onofrio
Edgar -
Rip Torn
Zed -
Tony Shalhoub
Jeebs -
Becky Ann Baker
Mrs. Redgick -
Patrick Breen
Mr. Redgick -
Sergio Calderón
Jose -
Keith Campbell
Prep -
Willie C. Carpenter
Police Inspector -
Debbie Lee Carringto...
Alien Father -
David Cross
Morgue Attendant -
Michael Goldfinger
NYPD Sergeant -
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Boris Leskin
Cook -
Peter Linari
Tow Truck Driver -
Harsh Nayyar
News Vendor -
Mike Nussbaum
Gentle Rosenberg -
Ken Thorley
Orkin Man -
Sean Whalen
Passport Officer -
Carel Struycken
Arquillian -
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Andy Prosky
INS Agent -
Michael Willis
Cop In Morgue -
Siobhan Fallon
Beatrice -
Charles C. Stevenson...
MIB Agent Bee -
Jon Gries
Van Driver -
John Alexander
Mikey -
Verne Troyer
Alien Son -
Steve Rankin
INS Agent -
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Alpheus Merchant
Security Guard -
Kent Faulcon
1st Lt. Jake Jensen -
Richard Arthur
2nd First Contact Al... -
Bernard Gilkey
Baseball Player -
Norma Jean Groh
Mrs. Edelson -
Michael Kaliski
First Contact Alien -
Fredric Lane
INS Agent Janus -
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Sean Plummer
First Contact Alien -
Mykal Wayne Williams
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All Critics (78) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (71) | Rotten (7) | DVD (48)
Its attitude is poised somewhere between the deadpan ghoulishness of the Coen brothers and a Letterman-like sense of the absurdity of life in New York's rich ethnic stew.
Top CriticMen in Black is moderately amusing, well-constructed and mercifully short, but it fails to deliver on the zaniness of its first half.
This spaced-out comedy may not be bliss, but it sure is fun.
A smart, funny and hip adventure film in a summer of car wrecks and explosions.
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.
Great special effects, inventive alien designs and Smith and Jones's hip, hilarious double act make director Barry Sonnenfeld's Lethal Weapon-style buddy picture a fast-paced pleasure.
The plot, trifling as it is, doesn't much matter. What makes the movie such a hoot are the clever gags, imaginative special effects, and the snappy byplay between the well-matched Jones and Smith.
[A] hilarious comedy, directed with boisterous wit by Barry Sonnenfeld.
Offensively bad? No. But it's never been anything more than a promising wasted opportunity.
...an affable (yet somewhat forgettable) bit of escapist entertainment.
"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.
Just a collection of sketches in which Jones and Smith run into farcical E.T.s.
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- J: My ears look funny.
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- Jeebs: You insesitive jerk! Do you have any idea how much that stings?
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- J: You need to ease up out my face before something bad happen to you. Too late.
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- J: So, big bad bug got a bit of a soft spot, huh?
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- Edgar: YOU IDIOTS! You don't get it! I've won! It's over! You're milk-suckers! You don't matter. In fact, in a few seconds you won't even be matter.
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- K: The roaches check in.
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