Men in Black 1997
- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Seen by this director: Wild Wild West, Get Shorty
- Based on book: no
- Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rip Torn, Siobhan Fallon
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Tommy Lee Jones – Ad Astra, No Country for Old Men, A Prairie Home Companion, The Client, The Fugitive, JFK, Stormy Monday
- Will Smith – Suicide Squad, Winter’s Tale, After Earth, I Am Legend, Wild Wild West, Six Degrees of Separation
- Linda Fiorentino – Dogma, After Hours
- Vincent D’Onofrio – Thumbsucker, Feeling Minnesota, Strange Days, Ed Wood,
JFK, Full Metal Jacket
- Rip Torn – Robocop 3, TV series
- Siobhan Fallon – Dogville, Dancer in the Dark
- Why? A classic
- Seen: 6 June 2021
K
(Jones) is an agent. J (Smith) is a NYPD cop. The world is coming to an end. The
aliens arrive. K recruits J to the alien agency whose job is to keep track of
the ca 1500 intergalactic aliens on Earth, most living in NY, most refugees and
most decent individuals just trying to get by.
It’s
an enjoyable enough story but it’s mainly a showcase for Smith and Jones. Their
acting talents are put to very good use.
It’s laugh-out loud amusing and worth watching again when we need something light.
4* of 5
I recently caught that one on TV. I watched about half an hour and nearly died of sheer boredom.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry that your health was threatened. I'm glad you survived. I can understand that this film didn't quite tickle your funny bone. Granted, it's silly, but I was in the mood for silly when we watched it. So next time you feel silly - it does happen sometimes doesn't it???? - try this one again ;-)
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