Movie Review: Men in Black 3..don’t get the Neuralizers out just yet

10 years…the last movie was 10 years ago. That’s a long hiatus for any franchise. While the first of this series showed promise, the second was such a dismal sequel that we almost wished we had a Neuralizer to wipe the memory of it ever happening. This 3rd installment..while its not that great..it does just about enough to keep the Neuralizer firmly in the pocket

If you do catch this movie, watch it in IMAX. I have been a prize idiot watching all these 3D movies in anything but IMAX. The beauty of the IMAX experience is that even for all those movies that may be a far cry from the Avatar level of 3D, it manages to make it pretty Avatar-esque and that’s some achievement! Same goes for MIB 3. In a lesser movie hall, you’ll probably not even notice most of the 3D, but IMAX makes it more real. In the case of MIB 3, there is one glorious sequence in 3D that is only justified to be seen at IMAX, and that alone makes it worth the money spent.

As for the movie itself, clearly deeper thought has gone into making this 3rd edition. The inter-play of the main characters J and K and their rather dysfunctional, yet functional relationship is very well shown. The Josh Brolin character is of special mention, both for its place in the plot as well as the way he has performed it. As for Will Smith, he’s back on screen after 4 years but he’s completely in his element and pulls off Agent J in style. Tommy Lee Jones on the other hand, has little air-time in the entire movie but then I guess, this script kinda demanded it.

The movie’s first half is pretty breezy with the right humorous bits thrown in and reminds one of the first movie, in its presentation. However, its the second half and more so, the climax that ends up disappointing and almost seems hurriedly put together. The events seem rather kiddish and just don’t fit well with rest of the movie. Clearly not enough thought went into making this part which is a pity.

Overall, the movie ends up being average fare, despite having the potential to have been far more…so while it may not be time to nuke the franchise just yet…considerable thought would need to go into making the 4th installment for the franchise to draw crowds.