Men in Black 3 is a pretty good movie, not as good as the first, but better than the second, with the same style and tone of both. The film offers a fun new plot involving time travel, some cool new alien designs, and an excellent turn from Josh Brolin as a young Agent K.
The film once again follows Men in Black agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones). Both of them slip comfortably back into their roles, this time however with their relationship at a tense point. Shortly after the escape of Boris the Animal (Jemaine Clement), an old evil arch-nemesis of K, K disappears from existence. As it turns out, Boris used a time travel device to go back over 40 years to the point where K defeated him and change a few things, namely killing K and changing the outcome of their battle so that Earth doesn't have a planetary defense system and therefore no way to stop Boris' species from taking over the planet (phew, try saying that in one breath). J must now go back as well in order to stop Boris.
The plot is about as silly as it sounds, which seems intentional given the similarities in tone the film has to the previous two. The alien designs are also really interesting and inventive, especially in the case of Boris, who just seems to be full of surprises. The highlight, though, comes when J manages to get back to 1969, and meets a young K, played by Josh Brolin. Brolin manages to imitate many of Jones' mannerisms and speaking style, but his character is also lighter, more fun and less burdened by years of soul-hardening challenges. This is what makes the movie, really; we see how K is changed by what is one of the most impactful experiences of his life, and the time travel ultimately ties his fate to J's. It's touching, even if it is a bit of a forced revelation for J.
The plot is about as silly as it sounds, which seems intentional given the similarities in tone the film has to the previous two. The alien designs are also really interesting and inventive, especially in the case of Boris, who just seems to be full of surprises. The highlight, though, comes when J manages to get back to 1969, and meets a young K, played by Josh Brolin. Brolin manages to imitate many of Jones' mannerisms and speaking style, but his character is also lighter, more fun and less burdened by years of soul-hardening challenges. This is what makes the movie, really; we see how K is changed by what is one of the most impactful experiences of his life, and the time travel ultimately ties his fate to J's. It's touching, even if it is a bit of a forced revelation for J.
The Verdict: The third Men in Black movie is decent follow-up to the first two that has an interesting plot which further intertwines the characters of J and K. Due to a tone and style consistent with its predecessors, I can easily recommend this film to anyone who enjoyed the first two and hasn't seen this movie yet, and the movie is light enough that it's the first movie I've watched this year that might be somewhat appropriate for kids.
Rating: 6/10
Watched January 14th, 2016, Published July 8th, 2016
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