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EDITOR'S PICK
Rating:***1/2
Science fiction and humour can be a potent mix. Imagine having almost an endless
array of things to play gags with. In such a scenario, one is limited only by
one`s imagination.
While the last outing of Men in Black wasn`t a patch on the
original, this part manages to get the fun and humour of the series right back
and tops it up with the right dosage of sentiment, sprinkled just at the right
time.
Though it does not trek unchartered territories, choosing to stay in its now
familiar universe, it works up a fun film.
Agent J (Will Smith) is always busy either trying to make his partner Agent K
(Tommy Lee Jones) smile or wondering the reason for his seriousness.
After Boris The Animal (Jemaine Clement) escapes from a prison, goes back in
time, kills agent K and unleashes destruction that will end the world, J too has
to travel back in time, team up with the young K (Josh Brolin) and try to save
the world.
What he does not know is how this is as much about saving the world and K, as it
is about him.
The strength of film, despite the obvious and a very linear plot, is that it
manages to include the idea of a popular science fiction film and mesh it up
into a convincing film.
Thus, it has a tug-of-war between our heroes, shows the earth at great risk,
throws in some cool gadgets, a dangerous extra-terrestrial villain while
managing to add an extra spice: a good dose of emotional engagement right at the
climax of the film.
The characters are also memorable. Josh Brolin as a fun, younger version of
Tommy Lee Jones does well. The villain is ugly and deadly and inspires fear in
the viewers.
Yet, what takes the cake is the ending.
You have the actual climax of cool and intelligent action demonstrated by our
man in black. But beyond this, the film relies on another climax, an emotional
one that rounds up the story and missing explanations (for example, how did he
remember the time before time was changed) and sets you off smiling from the
theatre.
Will Smith does well to keep the humour going. He is as at ease with Tommy Lee
Jones as he is with Josh Brolin. Together, the trio make it a worthwhile watch
for lovers of both comedy and science fiction films making this outing a film
not to be missed by fans of either.
In Men in Black™ 3, Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back... in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K`s life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him -- secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind. The film is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. The screenplay is written by Etan Cohen, based on the Malibu Comic by Lowell Cunningham. The producers are Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, and the executive producers are Steven Spielberg and G. Mac Brown.