Combines the talents of Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and director Barry Sonnenfeld to hilarious, endearing effect.
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07/23/08
Men In Black (1997)
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Reviews Counted:65
Fresh:59
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
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
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,... [More]
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
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Reviews for Men In Black
For once, the summer formula works like a charm: two superstars, a couple of quirky sidekicks, a slew of special effects, a mess o' smart-alecky remarks--yet there's still room for semi-believable characters and a sturdy story.
01/01/00
...while every big movie has its gasp-inducing moments, this film concentrates on inventive and quirky.
01/01/00
The script by Ed Solomon is tight, well-paced and lighthearted.
01/01/00
This is a style-heavy, action-laden, wise-crack loaded 98-minutes of pretty decent fun. Men in Black is silly, simplistic and lightweight, but only the most uptight of viewers will hate it.
01/01/00
Fiendishly clever and visually nuts, MIB is what you'd get hybridizing Independence Day with The Addams Family.
01/01/00
For a picture being sold as a big-budget special-effects comedy, Men in Black is surprisingly, pleasingly modest.
01/01/00
With a clever, funny script and dead-on acting by title characters Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones at the heart of this hot weather gem, MIB gets it all just about right, succeeding at crossing the sci-fi and comedy genres.
01/01/00
At last, someone remembered how to make a good summer movie!
05/25/02
From here, the next step is easy: extraterrestrials are living among us.
01/01/00
A fun movie.
01/27/04
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.
02/09/06
It’s just the best yuk of the week.
04/17/07
Top CriticThe plot is paper-thin, characters are one-dimensional and even the protagonists' one-liners are forgettable.
09/04/03
The bottom line is that MiB is an absolute hoot, a fully realized sci-fi detective comedy with a sublime sense of cool.
01/01/00
The movie is fun. It's hard not to like it, because Smith and Jones have so much charm and charisma.
01/01/00
Sonnenfeld keeps it all bubbling along with a vibrant, comic book buzz.
01/01/00
The casting is inspired; they complement each other as yin and yang of the film.
01/01/00
Those accepting Men in Black for what it is will likely agree that this is one of 1997's more satisfying big-budget offerings.
01/01/00
Top CriticOne of the most enjoyable films of the summer.
02/27/01
Latest News for Men In Black
December 09, 2009:
Josh Brolin Rumored for Men in Black 3 
Could Josh Brolin really be contemplating joining the cast of "Men in Black 3"? More...
October 30, 2009:
Columbia Wants More Men in Black
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones haven't signed yet, but Columbia is moving forward with another "Men in Black," hiring Etan Cohen ("Tropic Thunder") to write a script. More...
April 03, 2009:
Weekly Ketchup: Sony announces Men in Black III
Right smack in the middle of this week was April Fool's Day, so some stories this week had to be always be viewed with a grain of salt, but there was indeed real movie news. ... More...
April 01, 2009:
Sony Announces Men in Black 3 at ShoWest
Not to be outdone by Disney and Warner Bros.' action-packed ShoWest presentations, Sony used its showing to announce the impending arrival of a third "Men in Black." More...
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