The movie is fun. It's hard not to like it, because Smith and Jones have so much charm and charisma.
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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
Sonnenfeld keeps it all bubbling along with a vibrant, comic book buzz.
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The casting is inspired; they complement each other as yin and yang of the film.
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Those accepting Men in Black for what it is will likely agree that this is one of 1997's more satisfying big-budget offerings.
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Top CriticA reasonably intelligent and fun comedy.
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The film's technical team reflects exceptional stylistic harmony.
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Top CriticIt's smart, it looks sensational and it's funny -- sneaky-funny.
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Top CriticHelping, obviously, is a great cast, led by Jones, who actually gets some of the biggest laughs with his deadpan delivery.
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Men in Black has the right attitude toward movie technology: Get the most sophisticated special effects money can buy, and treat 'em like one of Ed Wood's paper-plate UFOs.
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Overall, the film is easy enough to watch, short enough not to have you care about the lame 1-2-3 plot, and funny enough to make you smile if you're feeling blue.
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Like the Fiorentino character, you may not remember much. But you'll remember having fun.
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There was never any doubt that Will Smith would be funny... What comes as a pleasant surprise is how funny Tommy Lee Jones is.
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...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.
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Top CriticThe film never takes itself that seriously, but manages to deliver consistent, but never huge, laughs.
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Like the inky void of space, there's really not much here, but what there is, is certainly entertaining
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Ed Solomon's script, based on the comic book by Lowell Cunningham, is a barrage of funny lines and scenes of just how strange things can be dealing with aliens.
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It is a light and refreshing diversion, a perfect way to spend a few hours of your summer.
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I often feel like I see jokes coming a mile away in things purported to be comedies. In Men in Black, they snuck up behind me and tickled me.
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Smith's natural, infectious ebullience plays off well against the stoic Jones, who's at his deadpan best, engaging in some ridiculous situations with the straightest of faces.
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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.
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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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