Men in Black II (2002)

Genre: Science-fiction/Action/Comedy/Crime

Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Lara Flynn Boyle, Rip Torn, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson

The Men in Black are back, or at least one member of the organisation definitely is. Agent K (Lee Jones) retires at the end of the first movie, handing over duty to Agent J (Smith). J has been unable to find himself a new partner or rather has not been able to find himself the correct partner after K left. 25 years ago the Queen of Zartha came to Earth and approached the MiB to keep the 'Light of Zartha' safe on Earth. Fearing that Earth would be compromised if the light would be kept here, the MiB had to refuse and the Zarthan's were forced to leave. Another shape shifting alien, Serleena (Boyle) who too is after the Light, leaves in pursuit of the Zarthan's. Now, Serleena is firmly of the belief that the light is indeed on Earth and wants to find it. The only person who still knows the whereabouts of the light is Agent K, who sadly had wiped his memory clean before leaving MiB. J needs to now find K, get his memory back and locate the light and keep it safe from Serleena. Sadly, the movie is not any major improvement from the previous movie and might just be a tad weaker that the first edition. The plot is weak and biggest question, why does Serleena even want the light in the first place remains unanswered. It is still an interesting enough watch for all just like the earlier movie but does not improve on its flaws at all.

Thumbs up: Still a good entertainer

Thumbs down: Weak plot, not any better than the previous movie

Rating: 6.7/10