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.
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01/01/00
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
Like the inky void of space, there's really not much here, but what there is, is certainly entertaining
01/01/00
...while every big movie has its gasp-inducing moments, this film concentrates on inventive and quirky.
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01/01/00
Jones is dryly hilarious and Smith comically exuberant as the elite duo who are out to save the world.
06/05/02
Combines the talents of Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and director Barry Sonnenfeld to hilarious, endearing effect.
07/23/08
...thanks to Solomon's sparkling dialogue, Sonnenfeld's graceful economy, and a steady visual inventiveness, Men in Black takes the radical step of assuming that its audience is hip and smart, and it shines with that generous act of complicity.
01/01/00
Top CriticMen in Black continues this summer's tradition, already established by Con Air and Batman and Robin, of big-budget action pictures that at least have the wit to know how silly they are.
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Top CriticThough the story is pure cartoon, the movie is exceptionally smart and exceptionally well-paced.
10/15/02
The film never takes itself that seriously, but manages to deliver consistent, but never huge, laughs.
01/01/00
What is it about the black suit/black tie/white shirt get-up in movies?
09/01/09
Will Smith, the only spark of life in Independence Day, now is allowed to shine in brighter, smarter material.
05/26/06
Smarter, leaner, funnier, and more human than most entries in the genre, relying less on spectacle than on the chemistry of the two leads and the wit of the script for its appeal.
07/01/02
Helping, obviously, is a great cast, led by Jones, who actually gets some of the biggest laughs with his deadpan delivery.
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Top CriticThere was never any doubt that Will Smith would be funny... What comes as a pleasant surprise is how funny Tommy Lee Jones is.
01/01/00
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
Forget the crappy music video, forget the Raybans commercial tie-ins, forget all the crappy hype that the studio felt compelled to spew forth, just go rent this film, stock up on popcorn and have a fun night.
01/01/00
Just a collection of sketches in which Jones and Smith run into farcical E.T.s.
03/11/08
The guns and gadgets threaten but never succeed in eclipsing the human talent, and for that, we must praise director Sonnenfeld.
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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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