MEN IN BLACK : INTERNATIONAL (2019)
In this one the MEN IN BLACK organization is being threatened
by a group called the Hive I am pretty sure this isn’t a nod to RESIDENT EVIL,
but whatever). The Hive is supposedly defeated, but a new threat from within
the MEN IN BLACK has surfaced. Meanwhile a curious woman Agent M (played by
Tessa Thompson, THOR RAGNOROK) finds the men in black and ends up getting an
internship with the MEN IN BLACK. She runs into the most celebrated agent in
the organization named Agent H (played by Chris Hemsworth, THOR).
Overall the chemistry between Agent M and Agent H works really well here, and you can tell Tessa and Chris Hemsworth had worked together before. Pacing in this one is pretty strong and it doesn’t waste any time getting right into things. The effects were on par with the other installments in the series, but all of them have been pretty CGI heavy. Normally I don’t notice this, but the CGI in these movies has always been clunky and artificial looking. I did appreciate that the story line was not overly convoluted or lame, however it wasn’t entirely original. I also appreciated the character Pawny (a little alien that served Agent M) which added another layer of comedy to this one.
Overall the chemistry between Agent M and Agent H works really well here, and you can tell Tessa and Chris Hemsworth had worked together before. Pacing in this one is pretty strong and it doesn’t waste any time getting right into things. The effects were on par with the other installments in the series, but all of them have been pretty CGI heavy. Normally I don’t notice this, but the CGI in these movies has always been clunky and artificial looking. I did appreciate that the story line was not overly convoluted or lame, however it wasn’t entirely original. I also appreciated the character Pawny (a little alien that served Agent M) which added another layer of comedy to this one.
One thing that was a bit controversial about this movie was because Liam Neeson was one of the main characters in it. Not to long before the movie’s release Liam made statements that seemed to split numerous outlets and personalities as to whether or not he is racist due to some pretty crazy a-s comments he made while promoting another movie. The comments themselves were in reference to how he thought after something that happened to him a few decades ago. I am not sure if this had an effect on the box office or not, but to date it has doubled its production budget. On the surface that sounds great, but the movie was likely expected to at the very least triple it's budget. For the record, Neeson has condemned his own past thoughts on race. Everyone knows that racism is bullsh--t. Another complaint was that the move was too PC. I really didn’t get that, at least not in any way that bothered me at all. If this complaint had been valid, I probably would have agreed with it, because I can’t stand most things that are overtly PC.
Regarding the movie itself, it you skipped this you missed out on a pretty solid installment in the series. It should also be noted, this is NOT a reboot and actually pays respect to Will Smith (Agent J) and Tommy Lee Jones (Agent K) as being past great agents. For as bad as people claimed this thing was, I didn’t get that argument, even after making an effort to understand it all.
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