Men in Black III (2012)
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Critic Consensus: It isn't exactly a persuasive argument for the continuation of the franchise, but Men in Black III is better than its predecessor and manages to exceed expectations.
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Cast
as Agent J
as Agent K
as Young Agent K
as Boris the Animal
as Agent O
as Griffin
as Colonel
as Boris' Girlfriend
as Jeffrey Price
as Young Agent O
as Mr. Wu
as Andy Warhol
as Colonel's Son
as Prison Guard #1
as Prison Guard #2
as Prison Guard #3
as Prison Guard #4
as 2012 MIB HQ Guard
as 1969 MIB HQ Guard
as 1969 MIB Agent #1
as 1969 MIB Agent #2
as 1969 MIB Agent #3
as Mom
as Little Chocolate Milk Girl
as Coney Island Hippie
as Coney Island Flower Child
as Obadiah Price
as MIB Desk Agent
as Brain Alien
as New York Mets Fan #1
as New York Mets Fan #2
as Diner Waitress
as Funky 60's Dude
as Guru
as Muscle Boy at Happening
as Muscle Boy's Girlfriend at Happening
as Air Force MP #1
as Air Force MP #2
as Car Theft Victim
as Hotel Doorman
as Screaming Lady on Ferris Wheel
as Detained Teenage Alien
as Neil Armstrong
as Buzz Aldrin
as Michael Collins
as 1969 Man in Elevator
as Roman The Fabulist
as Bowling Ball Head
as Four-Armed Alien
as 1969 NYPD Cop #1
as 1969 NYPD Cop #2
as Mr, Wu's Bartender
as Dead Zed
as Tranvestite at Happening
as Husband Watching Launch
as Wife Watching Launch
as Young Wife #1 Watching Launch
as Young Husband #1 Watching Launch
as Young Wife #2 Watching Launch
as Worm
as Worm
as Worm
as Worm
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Critic Reviews for Men in Black III
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The script was enough of a mess to stop the shooting for high-priced rewrites, but you know what they say about washing garbage.
The movie represents at least a partial return to form--not as inventive as the first, but surely better than the recycled materials that made up the second.
It turns out to be reasonably entertaining, though not enough to make me crave Men in Black 4.
The Smith-Jones duo's return as the titularly clad operatives, while not exactly essential, comes with the charms of reprised, well-liked characters and a "didn't-see-that-coming" conclusion that makes up for the first hour's sequelitis.
If there ever is a "Men in Black IV" -- and at this point, it's hard to imagine one -- let's hope it finds that delicate balance between the yuks and the yucks.
This spirited three-quel comes close to the exuberance of the first Men in Black and is a distinct improvement over its limp 2002 follow-up.
Audience Reviews for Men in Black III
An enjoyable but forgettable sequel that doesn't bring anything new to the series. This time we don't have so much of that onscreen chemistry between Smith and Jones (who is absent during most of the film), but Brolin steals the show as a younger version of Jones.
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The unlikely buddy cop team up of urban, hip, black guy with redneck, common sense, good ol' boy (does this conceit still carry currency? you betcha ... so much for the 21st century ushering in dynamic social change) returns to seduce you to pony over more popcorn money as the time travel card is laid out to spice up the old aliens among us formula. Luckily the stars bring the charm to keep sleep away while the hoary old chestnut is pranced about. And guess how it ends? They really like each other after all. More popcorn please.
Super Reviewer
I have to admit that I was never much of a fan of this franchise, feeling that it relied too much on special effects and a one trick pony gimmick. However, this 3rd installment tickled my funny bone, and while not perfect (some rather awkward moments to be sure), this one delivered the goods in a sort of offbeat, Twin Peaks sorta way (homage to the pie). I thought that the time travel aspect of the film was serviceable and capably handled, and the entire enterprise has a certain gleam in its eye, managing to straddle the fence between farce and realism. The two stars work well together and Josh Brolin is just fine as the younger Tommy Lee Jones. I'm not going to reveal much of the plot, other than to say that an arch villain has escaped from maximum security (a very nice beginning sequence) and gets access to a time machine, where he intends to go back to 1969 and warn his younger self that Jones is after him. As the two MIB hunt down clues to the villain's whereabouts in both present and past, we are led into several set pieces that range from mildly funny to hilarious - like a confrontation and shootout in a Chinese Restaurant. There's also a funny touch when a femme fatale brings a cake to the prison - said cake is wobbling, while her abundant cleavage is not - gotta love it! Back in time they meet up with Andy Warhol - a scene that could use some salt, but paves the way to a meeting with a creature who can see a myriad of alternate realities. This leads to some truly funny and yet heartfelt moments, as this character holds the soul of the film and allows Jones and Will Smith the opportunity to do some male bonding that otherwise wouldn't play true to the characters. At film's end when Jones states in his usual flat tone "it was an honor", the words carry so much more than a film of this type has a right to expect - and yet it rings true and poignant; to be followed by a bit of hip levity that you'd expect from the brand, and yet was so sorely lacking in the 2nd installment.
Super Reviewer
Men in Black III Quotes
| Agent J: | Just because you see a black man driving in a nice car, does not mean it's stolen! Ok, I stole that one, but not cause I'm black! |
| Boris the Animal: | Let's agree to disagree. |
| Agent K: | Boris the Animal! |
| Boris the Animal: | It's just Boris! |
| Agent J: | You must be from the planet "Damn". |
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