Men in Black II (2002)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers (WGA):

Lowell Cunningham (comic book "Malibu Comics")
Robert Gordon (story)

Release Date:

3 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Same Planet. New Scum.

Plot:

Agent J needs help so he is sent to find Agent K and restore his memory.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Lingerie | Lingerie Model | Planet | Disguise

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Kevin Brown, Agent Kay
Will Smith	...	Agent Jay
Rip Torn	...	Zed
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Serleena
Johnny Knoxville	...	Scrad / Charlie
Rosario Dawson	...	Laura Vasquez
Tony Shalhoub	...	Jack Jeebs
Patrick Warburton	...	Agent T
Jack Kehler	...	Ben
David Cross	...	Newton
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine	...	Hailey (as Colombe Jacobsen)
Peter Spellos	...	Captain Larry Bridgewater, The Motorman
Michael Rivkin	...	Man with Harvey, the Dog
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Creepy
Lenny Venito	...	New York Guy

Also Known As:

MIB 2 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
MIIB (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Men in Black 2 (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some provocative humor.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:10 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Malaysia:U | Denmark:11 | Canada:G (Quebec) | South Africa:PG | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Austria:10 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:MG6 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38095)

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

The stickers on Scrad's/Charlie's fridge door: "LOSER" "MY OTHER CAR - IS A SKATEBOARD - ALTERNATIVE PRESS" "HARASSING ME ABOUT MY SMOKING MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH" "Your Kid's An Honor Student - But You're A Moron" "The Truth is NOT out There!" "BARTHAT - *SUCKS* - TIGERMASK - ..." "NEW YORK - MAFIA" "Greetings from New York City" (on postcard showing a heist)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Agent K removes his digital Hamilton from the clock tower in the Grand Central Station locker, Agent J replaces it with the new Hamilton Ventura Chronograph. The next shot shows K's digital Hamilton back in the spot.

Quotes:

Agent J: Just about everybody who works in the post office is an alien.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Child Abduction Is Not Funny (#6.11)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Speed Demon

Why It's Very "2" Indeed ?!

1 – Too short ! The first was one of the 98 minutes' movies that really looked like more than this with its rich details, too many successive jokes, and good flashy sudden sequences. But on the other hand this one is only 88 minutes time, and the 88 minutes type also !

2 – The surprise effect. When the first one came out it was such a new genius formula for Sci-Fi Action Adventure Buddy-cup Comedy, not to mention its smart ironic paranoia. So this time, along with the inferiority of that very formula's factors, you'd feel how it wasn't that completely new either.

3 – The fact that (Tommy Lee Jones) didn't act a bit in here ! Actually he represented the ideal image for an-actor -in-Hollywood-who-had-been-forced-to-do-the-same-over-and-over-again kind of matters !, and in a historically rebellious sort of attitude he expressed his own objections against that by doing nothing at all in front of the camera ! Like he tells them "Do you want a sequel?..Well.. Here you are right in your faces !". Maybe this movie will be mentioned in the books of movies' history, where some actor patented the invention of being so frigidly dull as a perfect slap on the face of Hollywood's hackneying.

4 – Although there was too many bizarre characters, but all in all the CGI wasn't as good as the original (it was so badly obvious at the big worm's sequence for instance) like the budget was that low.

5 – The interesting paranoia is missing in this sequel.

So that's why this movie will be always and forever number 2 as the ordinary numbering, and when it comes to make comparison with its original in quality as well. Though, it's nice fun if you want silly comics for an hour and a half.