I don't know how they do it but even after the first release of MIB in 1997, they made Will Smith look almost as young as he was back then and made Tommy Lee Jones look just as old as he has always been in this movie series.
To be frank, MIB movie plots haven't ever been 'very great' or 'smart'. But the good thing with MIB has always that they have been hilarious with their dumb plots and that's what keeps the movie interesting. You take out funny aliens and the talking dog from the movie, it doesn't remain so attractive anymore. Leaving out the countable funny scenes from the movie, I felt the movie overall was kind of "mushy"... sniff! They put too much emotions at place where it was not required... Another part that I admired in the prequels were the funny dialogs exchanged between Lee Jones and Will Smith, former being a tight a$$ and latter being the funny guy!
* Spoiler Alert ahead * In this series as Will Smith goes back in the past to meet younger Lee Jones, the movie missed to cash out on their chemistry too.
What was good with the movie was the character of all the MIB agents. Will Smith, Lee Jones and Josh Brolin (younger Lee Jones) all have acted very well in all the movies and all fit perfectly in their role. Although I felt the Alien Griffin was being pushed into scenes to help our heroes. Either ways, I have no complaints with the acting of characters in the movie.
My suggestion: Don't be surprised if you don't end up watching a MIB movie not-so-hilarious as its prequels when you go to watch MIB 3.
To be frank, MIB movie plots haven't ever been 'very great' or 'smart'. But the good thing with MIB has always that they have been hilarious with their dumb plots and that's what keeps the movie interesting. You take out funny aliens and the talking dog from the movie, it doesn't remain so attractive anymore. Leaving out the countable funny scenes from the movie, I felt the movie overall was kind of "mushy"... sniff! They put too much emotions at place where it was not required... Another part that I admired in the prequels were the funny dialogs exchanged between Lee Jones and Will Smith, former being a tight a$$ and latter being the funny guy!
* Spoiler Alert ahead * In this series as Will Smith goes back in the past to meet younger Lee Jones, the movie missed to cash out on their chemistry too.
What was good with the movie was the character of all the MIB agents. Will Smith, Lee Jones and Josh Brolin (younger Lee Jones) all have acted very well in all the movies and all fit perfectly in their role. Although I felt the Alien Griffin was being pushed into scenes to help our heroes. Either ways, I have no complaints with the acting of characters in the movie.
My suggestion: Don't be surprised if you don't end up watching a MIB movie not-so-hilarious as its prequels when you go to watch MIB 3.