MIB3 – The Team Is Closer Than Ever

 

Yesterday, my brother Sean came down for a visit (with his son Sean, Jr).  As it was Jr’s 18th birthday on Friday, Hil and I took them out for lunch.  Afterwards, we dropped Hil off at home and we went to see the new “Men In Black” movie “MIB3“.  Now the original “Men In Black” was a very good comedy, SciFi, buddy-flick starring Tommy Lee Jones (“K”) and Will Smith (“J”).  Two was so-so (for me).  At some levels, this is the best of the trilogy. Of course, the comedy was better and the concept more original in the first movie, but this movie (again, for me) has more heart than the two prequels.  It follows the standard formula and is predictable, but if a movie is entertaining and it still manages to press the right buttons (for me), I’m still going to be all in at the end.  And I was…
Unfortunately, there’s not much else to be said about MIB3 without giving away most of the story and it’s twists.  What I can say is pretty public already – “J” must save “K” by going back in time.  Josh Brolin plays the younger version of “K” and he is brilliant in his impersonation of Tommy Lee Jones in character.
I really enjoyed the original MIB.  I know I’ve seen MIB2 a couple of times, but struggle to remember it without looking it up on Wikipedia.  (That, in itself, is a measure of MIB2.)  This movie (MIB3), kind of closes the loop between the two (“J” and “K”) a little tighter than even MIB2.  Now, I’m starting to give away too much again.  If you like SciFi action movies – Just go see it.  You’ll enjoy it!  Bottom line: Highly Recommended!!
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