Men In Black International Review

Men In Black International
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast Headliners: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson, Kumail Nanjiani
Original Release Date: June 14th, 2019

   First of all it's a bit of a miracle we even have this film being released. The original MIB trilogy was filled with wacky creatures and even wackier time. With the departure of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones one might wonder if it could never work again. Men In Black International attempts to answer that question with the same world but new heroes and situations that lands with some mixed results.
    Some flashback sequences show us both leads but in the end events  lead to Agent H (Chris Hemsworth ) and Agent M(Tessa Thompson) under the direction of High T(Liam Neeson) as they attempt to track down some insidious shapeshifters of The Hive's The Twins (Les Twins).

   It's a simple set up for a simple film. There's some interesting twists in the plot but they're seen a mile away. There's some interesting action in a bit of abundance (credit to some crisp direction by Gary Gray ) but it's a film that will be remembered for it's moments , more than any in it's past , than the bigger picture itself. 
   There's some token classic haracters like the coffee aliens , Frank the pug, and Agent O(Emma Thompson) but they don't make much impact especially compared to their past (sometimes fleeting moments only in appearance ).
   Luckily however , there's the new duo. As was seen in Thor Ragnarok and Avengers Endgame Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson make quite a comedic pair. Hemsworth is being his generic Thor self with some silly attempts at nuance but many great attempts at slapstick. Thompson is a bit of a different take ..more realist unlucky commoner but has her humor too. There's some dumb banter but the two work well together. No one else really makes an impact (even a sleek Riza arma dealing alien in Rebecca Ferguson or a comedy quips dealing sidekick Pawnie Kumail ) but there's some chuckles. Neeson is as generic as can be..
     The creatures in themselves are cool at times. There's some impressive incentive variety in the aliens seen but once again it's been done before. Some of them are menacing or some are charming but nothing quite blows the mind as it once did.
    That's what this film is....more of the same just more Men In Black. Yet however while it has some promising leads it lacks it's great original stars and vibe even if it does come close. Simple dumb cheesy fun ...7 out of 10