Men in Black II
Men in Black II
Agent J is sent to find Agent K and restore his memory after the re-appearance of a case from K's past.
RichyE reviewedOctober 5, 2025
Back then, buying the DVD felt like locking in a franchise.
You had the first one, of course, sharp, witty, and endlessly rewatchable.
So when MIB II hit shelves, it was a no brainer.
The movie is a mixed bag, but still entertaining.
Will Smith’s Agent J is now the seasoned vet and Jones’s Agent K has to be dragged back into the fold, flipping their dynamic from the first film.
It’s an interesting idea, but the comedy worked better when J was the rookie reacting to K’s dry alien briefings.
This time, the humor leans harder into CGI weirdness: slithering Lara Flynn Boyle, two-headed Johnny Knoxville, giant subway worms.
It’s fun, but it doesn’t always land.
The villain plot feels thinner and the pacing? Fast. Almost too fast.
You can feel the studio trying to keep it tight and punchy, but it leaves little room for the world building that made the first film so rich.
Still, the chemistry between Smith and Jones holds up. The banter, the suits, the neuralyzer gags, they’re all here.
Watching it on DVD gives me the freedom to skip the fluff and jump straight to the good bits.
It’s not the classic the first one was, but it’s a nice sequel with enough charm to earn its spot on my shelf.