Saturday, May 26, 2012

Men in Black III (2012)

Rated: PG13 - Runtime: 104 min
tesg's Rating: Three stars (out of four)

Smiling Concession Girl: "Would you like butter on your popcorn?"

Me: "Yes."

Smiling Concession Girl: "Would you like to upgrade to a large for just a dollar more?"

Me: "No."

Smiling Concession Girl: "Are you a member of our rewards club?"

Me: "No."

Smiling Concession Girl (excitedly): "Can I start a membership for you?"

Me: "No."

Smiling Concession Girl: "Oh."

Me: "..."

Smiling Concession Girl: "Would you like butter on your popcorn?"

Pretty odd of Hollywood to release a second sequel a full ten years after the last sequel.  You'd think they'd go with a reboot, since that seems to be the hip thing to do these days.

The third MIB is far better than the second MIB, and has quite a different tone from either of the previous outings.  Kind of darker.  Less humor.  More personal.  It's a solid two and one half star effort until the end, when suddenly this becomes a three star movie.