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NUMBERS
Box Office: $190,418,803
VHS Rentals: $18,310,000
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CONSENSUS
Lacking the freshness of the first movie, MIB 2 recycles elements from its predecessor with mixed results.
CAST & CREW
Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Rosario Dawson
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
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SYNOPSIS
Reuniting director Barry Sonnenfeld with most of the original hit film's cast, MEN IN BLACK II picks up with alien-monitoring secret agent Jay (Will Smith) in a rut. more...
MPAA RATING
PG-13, sci-fi action violence and some provocative humor
RUNTIME
88 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Jul 3, 2002
Video: May 13, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
Columbia Pictures
GENRE
Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Aliens, Buddies, Comedy, Blockbuster, Science Fiction, New York City, Alien Life Forms
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Men in Black II Site
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SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS
PARENTS EVALUATION
POSTERS
TRAILER & MEDIA
PHOTOS
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SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
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 "Yes, MIBII is rote work and predictable, but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it."
-- Victoria Alexander, FILMSINREVIEW.COM
"The sly charm of the original film ... and the rapport between Will Smith's cocky Jay and Tommy Lee Jones' taciturn Kay are recreated with only a few signs of strain."
-- Jason Anderson, EYE WEEKLY
 "The humor isn't as sharp, the effects not as innovative, nor the story as imaginative as in the original. But it could have been worse."
-- Todd Anthony, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
"Sillier, cuter, and shorter than the first (as best I remember), but still a very good time at the cinema."
-- Ross Anthony, HOLLYWOOD REPORT CARD
"The mark of a respectable summer blockbuster is one of two things: unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs."
-- Jeanne Aufmuth, AUFMUTH.COM
"MIB II is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything. That's because relatively nothing happens."
-- Joe Baltake, SACRAMENTO BEE
"Men in Black II has sequel-itis something fierce. An ungainly, comedy-deficient, B-movie rush job..."
-- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE
"“Men in Black II,” has all the earmarks of a sequel. The story is less vibrant, the jokes are a little lukewarm, but will anyone really care?"
-- Luanne Brown, CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD
"...the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning."
-- Sean Burns, PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY
"Was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in trotting out a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz?"
-- Catherine Cantieri, HOLECITY.COM
"After you laugh once (maybe twice), you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot."
-- Larry Carroll, COUNTINGDOWN.COM
"If we don't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose, we deserve the trash that we get."
-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
"'You’ll laugh for not quite and hour and a half, but come out feeling strangely unsatisfied. You’ll feel like you ate a Reeses without the peanut butter...'"
-- Cory Cheney, URBAN TULSA WEEKLY
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"There's not a spark of new inspiration in it, just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination."
-- William Arnold, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"Más sarcástica, divertida y demencial que su predecesora, es un buen ejemplo de lo que es el cine de entretenimiento puro y sin complejos."
-- Jorge Avila Andrade, MOVIOLA
"Ultimately, “MIB II” succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it can’t be dismissed as mindless."
-- Bruce Bennett, SPECTRUM (ST. GEORGE, UTAH)
"Although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original, the first film's lovely flakiness is gone, replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks."
-- Jay Boyar, ORLANDO SENTINEL
"There are a few laughs and clever sight gags scattered about, but not enough to make this anything more than another big-budget bust."
-- Matt Brunson, CREATIVE LOAFING
"Most of the things that made the original Men in Black such a pleasure are still there."
-- Robert W. Butler, KANSAS CITY STAR
"Like most sequels, it takes what worked last time, repeats it and adds more characters, more stunts, more stuff in attempt to camouflage its sameness."
-- Gina Carbone, SEACOAST NEWSPAPERS (NH/MAINE)
"It's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long."
-- Carlo Cavagna, ABOUTFILM.COM
"I've heard that the fans of the first Men in Black have come away hating the second one. I wonder why. They felt like the same movie to me."
-- Jeffrey Chen, WINDOW TO THE MOVIES
"Barry Sonnenfeld owes Frank the Pug big time"
-- Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
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ROTTEN 43%
Avg. Rating: 5.6/10 |
"It's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor, but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time."
-- James Berardinelli, JAMES BERARDINELLI'S REELVIEWS
"Large budget notwithstanding, the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride. But this time, the old MIB label stands for Milder Isn't Better."
-- Mike Clark, USA TODAY
"A smart, witty follow-up."
-- Paul Clinton, CNN
"A mixed bag of a comedy that can't really be described as out of this world."
-- Robert Denerstein, DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
"'Men in Black II creates a new threat for the MIB, but recycles the same premise."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"Some motion pictures portray ultimate passion; others create ultimate thrills. Men in Black II achieves ultimate insignificance -- it's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as Whiffle-Ball epic."
-- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"Good-naturedly cornball sequel."
-- J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE
"Director Barry Sonnenfeld and company retain much of the rubbery alien slapstick humor."
-- Kirk Honeycutt, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"They're going through the motions, but the zip is gone."
-- Ann Hornaday, WASHINGTON POST
"If the first Men in Black was money, the second is small change. But it still jingles in the pocket. It's fun lite."
-- Desson Howe, WASHINGTON POST
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"The makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and, instead, rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep. I like Frank the Pug, though."
-- Robin Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
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