Men in Black (1997)

★ 7.2 1h 38m 14,718 votes IMDb
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Men in Black

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Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones as Kay Age 79 · San Saba, Texas, USA Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samu...
Will Smith
Will Smith as Jay Age 57 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film...
Linda Fiorentino
Linda Fiorentino as Laurel Age 68 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Clorinda 'Linda' Fiorentino (born March 9, 1958) is a retired American actress known for her roles in films such as Dogma, Vision Quest, Men in Black, After Hours, and The Last Seduction. Growing up i...
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent D'Onofrio as Edgar Age 66 · Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (/dəˈnɒfrioʊ/; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for supporting and leading roles in film and television. He has been nominated for a Primeti...
Rip Torn
Rip Torn as Zed Died 2019 · Temple, Texas, USA Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was best known for his roles as Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997-2...
Tony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub as Jeebs Age 72 · Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Tony Shalhoub is an American actor. His television work includes the role of Antonio Scarpacci on Wings and Adrian Monk on Monk. He has won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for his work on Monk.

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Gimly 6/10 Nov 28, 2017
Maybe it doesn't hold up as well as you'd hoped, but both leads are actually putting in the effort in this first entry, and _Men in Black_ is still, after all these years, a bit of fun.

_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
Wuchak 6/10 May 24, 2020
_**Fun sci-fi comedy with Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith**_

An athletic New York City police officer (Will Smith) joins a shadowy government organization that deals with extraterrestrial interactions on Earth. Tommy Lee Jones plays his senior partner, Rip Torn the head of the agency, Vincent D'Onofrio a possessed hick and Linda Fiorentino an attractive coronor.

"Men in Black" (1997) is wildly amusing in the first half, but loses its energy a bit in the last act. Nevertheless, it fills the bill for when you’re in the mood for fun & thrilling popcorn entertainment. It inspired three sequels as of this date: “Men in Black II” (2002), “Men in Black 3” (2012) and “Men in Black: International” (2019) with the last one being the only movie in the series without Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.

The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes, and was shot in New York City & surrounding area (e.g. Jersey City), as well as Semi Valley, CA (the saucer crash sequence) and nearby Los Angeles/Culver City.

GRADE: B-
Kamurai 7/10 Aug 27, 2020
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.

This was a better movie historically than actually. It at least felt like it introduced some concepts of having aliens infiltrated Terra into the industry, even if it didn't actually. Maybe it popularized it more, but it was very good at walking the audience across that line that separates our normal Terran view to that of an integrated society. Or maybe I just love the concept of aliens on our planet that much.

I definitely don't think it was the manner they took: the humor is as annoying as it is funny most of the time, and Tommy Lee Jones is just as funny as Will Smith (that's saying something, personally) as the straight man, credit to both of them. That said, they were a perfect for the movie, and all the supporting cast did wonderfully.

Vincent D'Onofrio, as "Not Edgar", was probably the funniest character in the movie to me, and I don't think he was supposed to be.

The "haze the rookie by leaving out vital information" bit is cliche and worn out, but that's have the jokes here. I definitely like the movie, and I love what it could have been.
Andre Gonzales 8/10 Jul 19, 2023
Another favorite movie of mine. Aliens disguised as humans. Mmmmm sounds like real life. This movie is hilarious. I got one question, you ever flashy thing me? Lol!
CinemaSerf 7/10 Aug 27, 2023
I saw this again recently - commemorating 25 years since it's original release, and to this day I still remember the image of the little aliens with the duty-free trolley of cigarettes trying to flee Earth after we are threatened with destruction by the "Arquillian" empire with powerful weapons - who want their "galaxy" back. It falls to "K" (Tommy Lee Jones) and his streetwise, rookie colleague "J" (Will Smith) to identify then try to track down this article - and the evil beast that killed their Emperor who was carrying it - before the Imperium takes it's, literally, Earth-shattering action. There is a great dynamic between the two stars, plenty of humour to compliment the fun special effects and as we discover, loads of characters amongst the alien creatures who have been inhabiting this planet since God was a boy. The ending goes on bit, but it has stood the test of time well, and is still easily the best of this franchise.

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