Agents J (Will Smith)
and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back in time for summer movie blockbuster
season. And they’re back in time —
specifically, 1969.
A series of
forgettable events takes J back to the 1960’s to pair up with a younger K
(played by Josh Brolin). Brolin impersonating the mannerisms and vocal tics of
Tommy Lee Jones is worth the price of admission alone. Yeh, sport, this could
have turned into a SNL skit, but Brolin transcends simple imitations and refreshes
one of the series’ best bits — the buddy routine.
Oddly, since it’s
more modern, what feels tired is the series’ other bit – the creepy aliens
among us. The funny yucks and the yucky 3-D gross outs are quite a bore. You can’t help but
think that this feels like the last gasp of story that the series has to offer.
MIB3 adds agent O, played fabulously by Emma Thompson. J, O, K….I’m pretty sure
if there’s a fourth installment, we’ll know who the joke is on.
Simply
put: Fair to say
that you’ll forget most of this stuff faster than you can be neutralized, but
Brolin’s out of this world performance makes it fun enough for a summer escape.
Award
potential: Although Brolin is
doing more impressions than Meryl these days, it’s very unlikely.
The ten
buck review: Worth ten bucks, barely.
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