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(1 - 50) of 53 OFCS Rating: 27% Rotten Page   12   > Next "Plot assumes little importance here. It's those amazing creatures that count!"   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 3/10 "Men In Black 2 is as joyless and strained as a sequel can get."   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf D+ "It's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long."   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna 3/5 "Harmless, forgettable, and simply uninteresting in comparison to recent action flicks like Spider-Man and Minority Report"   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null "The sequel, for all its investment in digital effects and the efforts made to include Jones and Sonnenfeld -- is about Smith more than anyone else...And it's true, he does make it look good."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2.5/4 "...less a sequel and more a remake..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2/4 "The mercifully short running time is either a result of thin material or an attempt to be over before viewers start questioning how very generic what they are watching is."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 1.5/4 "MIB II is so aware of itself as vaudeville spectacle that a pre-credit encore is inevitable."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez C+ "We watch and think, 'Yeah. So? What else can they do?' It's not that it's dull so much as that it's familiar."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C- "Without even a nominal attempt at a story line, it's all in-jokes and cocky stares."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2/4 "The Men in Black II are back to save us from the out-of-this-world vermin. But who's out to save us from the piffle of this sequel's "alien"-ating existence?"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C "Fairly flat and joyless, more dutiful recreation than inspired rethinking...comes across as second-hand goods."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2.5/4 "It's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor, but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "everything that worked in the first movie basically falls flat here"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick "Are they in it just for the money? A silly question since the movie's attitude is best summed up by Tommy Lee Jones' hangdog expression: tired and drained of energy . . ."   Sci-Fi Movie Page   James O'Ehley 3/5 "Big-budget sci-fi comedy sequel is very much more of the same -- which isn't necessarily a bad thing."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3/4 "The mark of a respectable summer blockbuster is one of two things: unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs."   Aufmuth.com   Jeanne Aufmuth 5/10 "I've heard that the fans of the first Men in Black have come away hating the second one. I wonder why. They felt like the same movie to me."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 1/4 "As bad a film as I've seen all year"   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 5/10 "While not horrible, Men in Black II simply isn't as much fresh, entertaining or imaginative fun as the original."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 5/10 "It's not a 'bad' movie per se, but it's a lot like watching the first one over again."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo "None of the actors have the support of director Sonnenfeld, who leaves them struggling to stay afloat in a tidal wave of visual vomit."   Light Views   John Larsen 5/10 "The good news is that it's a lot better than the original. The bad news is that the original wasn't anything to write home about."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick '2' "Men in Black II could care less whether you believe in it or not, or frankly, whether you bought the ticket and spent your time on the concession line trying to buy Goobers."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller 3/4 "Más sarcástica, divertida y demencial que su predecesora, es un buen ejemplo de lo que es el cine de entretenimiento puro y sin complejos."   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 3/5 "MIB = MAB - Mediocrity At Best"   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel "If you have seen the preview, you have seen literally every funny moment."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 1.5/4 "... short, strained, and tired. Just be sure to tiptoe out when you leave the theater so you don't wake up Tommy Lee Jones."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson D "After you laugh once (maybe twice), you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot."   Countingdown.com   Larry Carroll C "Barry Sonnenfeld owes Frank the Pug big time"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 7/10 "Es sólo ciencia ficción; ver seres de otros mundos comportarse como humanos, con las mismas pasiones y deseos, con los mismos errores y desazones. Sólo eso."   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez 2.5/5 "You've seen it before."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 1.5/4 "A cynicism-generator. Suggests a big-budget scrounging for profit in almost every fiber of its being."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 3/4 "It's a fluffy treat that doesn't include anything substantial or wholesome, just sugar and MSG."   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "You can go far on the undeniable charms of Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, but not that far."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2/4 "Click to read review"   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 3.5/4 "Men in Black II is the rare sequel that makes me yearn for a Part III."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 3/5 "The sequel has flickers of the original spirit, but it is like a fifth generation photocopy, a blurry reproduction rather than a re-imagined original. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow C- "Packed to the gills with stale gags and humdrum computer-enhanced action sequences."   Matinee Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "Suas piadas são óbvias, seu roteiro é pouco inspirado e a direção de Barry Sonnenfeld é auto-indulgente e equivocada."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3.5/4 "Just sit back and laugh. A lot."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 1/5 "About the most uninspired rehash of a popular hit I've ever seen."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves C- "You'll probably see worse films than Men in Black II this year, but won't see many as disappointing. "   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "I thought the sequel is pretty similar in quality to the original. Perhaps not as funny, but with better special effects and not quite as much slime."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten C- "The makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and, instead, rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep. I like Frank the Pug, though."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 1/5 "This is a vapid and uninhabited wasteland of a film, a vacuum in which only a handful of product placements, shoddy CGI effects, and smug actors were ever meant to survive."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg 2.5/4 "The good (Tommy Lee Jones), the bad (Johnny Knoxville) and the ugly (CGI effects)"   sbs.is   Stefan Birgir Stefansson C- "Men in Black was a witty parody of "X-Files" paranoia and pop mythology. Men in Black II is a parody of the original Men in Black, but not a witty one."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 6/10 "This short, sardonic slapstick diversion simply recycles what succeeded before. Frankly, I expected more."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 1/4 "If we don't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose, we deserve the trash that we get."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 50) of 53 OFCS Rating: 27% Rotten Page   12   > Next