Men in Black III Reviews
honeycuttshollywood.com
MIB3 defines how a smart summer tentpole extravaganza should look and act.
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| Original Score: 9
3AW
Here's a case of a second sequel being better than the first because, well, it had to be...Thankfully, reliance on visual effects has been dialled down this time around for the sake of a decent story.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
Smarter than its predecessors, and better-looking, 'Men in Black 3' is an entertaining and (I hope) touching wrap-up to the buddy film science-fiction franchise that began 15 years ago.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Times-Picayune
Beneath all the polish -- and Will Smith's considerable charm -- is a mediocre, lazily written story.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Salt Lake Tribune
Sonnenfeld strikes a rich vein of comedy in production designer Bo Welch's imagining of the MIB in the 1960s.
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| Original Score: 3/4
MovieMartyr.com
Not even a melodramatic last minute twist or a reminder of race relations from half a century ago can inspire us to feel much for this parade of cheap humor and intentionally gaudy special effects.
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| Original Score: 33/100
Tolucan Times
Not nearly as silly as the others, the time warp gimmick works.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Urban Cinefile
The oversized sci-fi fantasy, the super cool weaponry, the ultra cool humour, the adrenaline rush of action (and those iconic sunglasses) that have spawned millions of fans is back.
Urban Cinefile
It's the exploration of the cool, unfathomable yin-yang relationship between Will Smith's J and Tommy Lee Jones' K that elevates this third film of the franchise beyond its quirky and inventive expectations.
Illinois Times
Intelligence and wit make MIB 3 a winner.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4.0
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
Though there are a few highlights, surprisingly, megastar Will Smith isn't one of them.
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| Original Score: C+
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
As far as unnecessary sequels are concerned, Men in Black 3 is a serviceable addition to the series.
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| Original Score: C+
tonymacklin.net
The actor and character that most humanizes the movie is Michael Stuhlbarg as Griffin, the alien with the gift of seeing potential futures. Griffin is both knowing and insecure. Stuhlbarg gives an affecting performance of warmth and fearful anxiety.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
American Profile
Dials down the creepy-crawly alien effects and ups the human element for this trip down the time tunnel, with a running theme of mortality, fatherhood and uncovering the mysteries of the past.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Birmingham Mail
In many ways, MIB3 is an old-fashioned, alien-hunting Saturday matinee movie - and that's how we saw it.
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| Original Score: 3/5
ABC Radio (Australia)
Director Barry Sonnenfeld was the cinematographer on Misery, Raising Arizona and Blood Simple - and there is no doubt he has a signature, comedic camera style that works for his material.
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| Original Score: 3/5
East Bay Express
Same silly sci-fi premise as before, but with much, much better special effects.
Antagony & Ecstasy
The main draw is the hanging out and goofing around, something Smith does really, exceedingly well.
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| Original Score: 6/10
Laramie Movie Scope
Brolin is brilliant in his portrayal of Agent K in 1969. The interplay between Will Smith (Agent J) and Josh Brolin (Agent K) is very entertaining. Smith uses his wide repertoire of facial expressions to great advantage.
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| Original Score: B
Atlantic City Weekly
MiB3 isn't as good as the original, but it has a sufficient number of enjoyable moments and a delightful homage to Tommy Lee Jones' Agent K by Josh Brolin.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
