Men in Black

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 55 of 100



Men in Black, 1997. A cop is recruited to a secret space-alien cover-up organization.

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Written by Ed Solomon, based on a comic book by Lowell Cunningham. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, & Will Smith, with Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, & Rip Torn.

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: B
Enjoyment: It's rarely funny; most of the "comedy" just involves people getting slime dumped on them. But the world-building is handled well, and there are enough weird-looking people/creatures to keep it fun. C

GPA: 2.5/4