Men In Black International Review

Men In Black International is the fourth movie of the Men In Black franchise and it is the first movie which does not star Will Smith. While the first part was good and introduced the world the Men In Black Universe, parts 2 and 3 were a bit lacking in their story and execution. So lets have a look at whether the fourth installment is any good?

The movie is similar in story to the first Men in Black movie where the main character is a new recruit and he/she partners an experienced agent. The movie tries to rekindle old memories like how the new recruit reacts when seeing the different aliens, the same way that the first movie did. But it does not work in the same way for a person who has seen the older movies like it does for a person who is seeing this franchise for the first time. While the movie is fun to watch, but it relies on the same old formulas set in the first movie, and thus does not offer anything new. The only good thing about the movie is that the story has been molded in the way of a James Bond movie of the 90's with a twist at the end. This brings some newness to the movie, however you can easily see through the twist of the movie and thus even the surprise element does not give you a high. Even the ending of the movie is not as good as it was for the first installment and thus by the end of the movie you do not feel that you have seen a very good movie. There is nothing new provided in the movie and thus it does not impress. However one of the most memorable scenes is one in which the makers have tried to remind us that the lead hero, Chris Hemsworth, is Thor, by giving him a small hammer. That ends up being the most funny and memorable scene for me.

Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are at their comic best and their chemistry is something to watch out for in the movie. Liam Neeson is also good in his small but important role.

The director, F. Gary Gray, has done a good job at making this a fun movie to watch. His directorial finesse can also be seen in many of the action and chase sequences that are there throughout the movie.

Overall, while this is fun movie to watch, it offers nothing new to the audiences. You can however go ahead and watch this movie for all the good comic elements that have been included in the movie.

Rating - 3 / 5