Men in Black 2 (Blu-ray) (2002)

Editor's Note Reuniting director Barry Sonnenfeld with most of the original hit film's cast, MEN IN BLACK II picks up with alien-monitoring secret agent Jay (Will Smith) in a rut. Weary of the isolated life of an MiB operative, Jay continually fires new partners until MiB director Zed (Rip Torn) teams him up with the talkative pug, Frank (voiced by Tim Blaney). Together they investigate an "alien-on-alien" murder witnessed by the lovely Rita (Rosario Dawson), who Jay immediately falls for. The case eventually leads Jay and Frank to track down agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), who now works at a rural post office, completely unaware of his former life. Unfortunately, it's what Kay can't remember that may save the world from destruction at the hands of the shape-shifting alien Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle). As Jay attempts to jog the memory of the reluctant Kay, Serleena takes over MiB headquarters, building up to a big New York City showdown. A fast-paced follow-up to the 1997 sci-fi comedy, MEN IN BLACK II sticks to its guns, offering up more action, aliens, and intergalactic weirdness. This time around Smith and characters such as Frank and the wisecracking worms are the focus, although Jones makes the most out of his screen time with his deadpan persona thoroughly intact. And, as with the first movie, MIB II features plenty of enjoyable scenes, including an underground romp involving a subway-sized alien and Frank the Dog's head-out-of-the-car-window rendition of "I Will Survive."

	Tony Shalhoub
	Patrick Warburton
	Lara Flynn Boyle
	Will Smith
	Rosario Dawson
	Johnny Knoxville
	David Cross
	Tommy Lee Jones
	Rip Torn
	Mary E. Vogt - Costume Designer
	Barry Fanaro - Screenwriter
	Biz Markie - Cameo
	Michael Jackson - Cameo
	Greg Gardiner - Director of Photography
	Tim Blaney - Voice
	Lowell Cunningham - Creator
	Graham Place - Co-Producer
	Steven Spielberg - Executive Producer
	Laurie MacDonald - Producer
	Danny Elfman - Composer
	Robert Gordon - Screenwriter
	Walter F. Parkes - Producer
	Barry Sonnenfeld - Director

Rolling Stone
"...Enjoyable...The movie delivers....What matters is Smith and Jones, whose snappy comic timing hasn't rusted..." 07/25/2002 p.76

Hollywood Reporter
"...Smith and Jones continue to play off each other smoothly....[The] technical effects are top-notch..." 06/25/2002 p.20-44

USA Today
"...Everywhere you turn, makeup guru Rick Baker provides a variety of aliens..." 07/03/2002 p.1D