Rotten
The down-home satire of how we cope with cultural difference has evaporated, replaced by jazzy effects that wear out their welcome by the halfway mark.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Men in Black II
Same planet. New scum.
2002 · 1h 28m · PG-13
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld
Overview
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay – who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the MIB, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy – to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The movie's smart, funny and fairly forgettable.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
It isn't without a modicum of felicitous charms.
Chuck Stephens, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
A mixed bag of a comedy that can't really be described as out of this world.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Fresh
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 Thomson, Washington Post
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