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In an attempt to reinvigorate a dead franchise, we have Men in Black: International, a sequel / reboot that wants to look progressive, but feels dated. With MIB:I Will Smith is replaced by Tessa Thompson and Tommy Lee Jones is replaced by Chris Hemsworth. This time around there seems to be a mole inside the MIB and if anyone watches the trailer...or even decides to look at the cast...or sees this person when they first show up...you know exactly who it is.
MIB has no surprises, no laughs and no thrills. It feels like a hollow shell of what was once a promising series. The first film oozes with style, humour and world building. In each sequel we get less and less of what made the first film good, but hey we've got flashier special effects, right? Adding more weird looking aliens to a movie does not equal world building, it feels lazy. This entry tries so hard to separate itself from the pack that it doesn't really feel like a MIB movie and not in a good way. It doesn't take the series forward anywhere, it feels stalled.
I don't know why a guy like Hemsworth is having trouble finding something outside of his Thor character to connect with people. The guy has great comedic timing, good looks, is charismatic and a decent actor, but every project he picks, people reject. Thompson is trying way too hard to be "cool" and it comes off as cringe worthy. Her characters sees an alien when she is a child and she dedicates her life to finding these Men in Black. Once she joins, everything just seems to work in her "Mary Sue" favour. Towards the end Hemsworth says "We are the Men in Black...wait...The Men & Women in Black". Cue turning his head towards Thompson with a thumbs up. How very progressive of this film...
Kumail Nanjiani saves the film from being a total disaster. His off the cuff style humour is refreshing and injects some laughs and life into what is essentially a dead on arrival comedy. The entire film feels forced and uninspired. Now someone please use a damn Neuralyzer on me.
Men in Black: International
Always remember: the universe has a way of leading you to where you're supposed to be, at the moment you're supposed to be there.
Always remember: the universe has a way of leading you to where you're supposed to be, at the moment you're supposed to be there.
In an attempt to reinvigorate a dead franchise, we have Men in Black: International, a sequel / reboot that wants to look progressive, but feels dated. With MIB:I Will Smith is replaced by Tessa Thompson and Tommy Lee Jones is replaced by Chris Hemsworth. This time around there seems to be a mole inside the MIB and if anyone watches the trailer...or even decides to look at the cast...or sees this person when they first show up...you know exactly who it is.
MIB has no surprises, no laughs and no thrills. It feels like a hollow shell of what was once a promising series. The first film oozes with style, humour and world building. In each sequel we get less and less of what made the first film good, but hey we've got flashier special effects, right? Adding more weird looking aliens to a movie does not equal world building, it feels lazy. This entry tries so hard to separate itself from the pack that it doesn't really feel like a MIB movie and not in a good way. It doesn't take the series forward anywhere, it feels stalled.
I don't know why a guy like Hemsworth is having trouble finding something outside of his Thor character to connect with people. The guy has great comedic timing, good looks, is charismatic and a decent actor, but every project he picks, people reject. Thompson is trying way too hard to be "cool" and it comes off as cringe worthy. Her characters sees an alien when she is a child and she dedicates her life to finding these Men in Black. Once she joins, everything just seems to work in her "Mary Sue" favour. Towards the end Hemsworth says "We are the Men in Black...wait...The Men & Women in Black". Cue turning his head towards Thompson with a thumbs up. How very progressive of this film...
Kumail Nanjiani saves the film from being a total disaster. His off the cuff style humour is refreshing and injects some laughs and life into what is essentially a dead on arrival comedy. The entire film feels forced and uninspired. Now someone please use a damn Neuralyzer on me.