Men in Black 2 Movie Review 2002

Kay (Jones) had returned to civilian life at the end of the first film (with no memory of his past life), while Jay (Smith) went on with the men in black. When evil alien Serleena (Boyle) takes the entire MiB hostage, lone escapee Jay must convince Kay to help him save the galaxy. So-so effort suffers from lackluster script and doesn't have the spark of the original, but is helped along by solid performances all around. There are plenty of amusing scenes, mostly provided by the supporting players. Warburton is funny as an early MiB washout, Shalhoub provides some instant energy, and the talking dog does yoeman's work. Should hold up better on the small screen.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 88 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Sci-Fi, Alien Babes, Aliens Are People, Too, Alien Beings--Vicious, New York, New York, Top Grossing Films of 2002, Amnesia, Talking Animals, King of Beasts (Dogs)

Screenplay

Robert Gordon, Barry Fanaro

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub, Patrick Warburton, Jack Kehler, David Cross, Colombe Jacobsen, Peter Spellos, Lenny Venito

Cinematography

Greg Gardiner

Director

Barry Sonnenfeld

Music

Danny Elfman

Other

Michael Jackson, Martha Stewart, Peter Graves, Tim Blaney, Peter Kurland, Steven Weisberg, Richard Pearson, Sean Haworth, Alexander Hammond, Mary Vogt, Bo Welch

Producer

Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment, Columbia Pictures