OUR WORD TO PARENTS: Here's a quick look at the content found in this sci-fi comedy that's been rated PG-13. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). LARA FLYNN BOYLE plays the villainous alien who threatens or kills others in her quest to attain the light of Zartha (and dresses in sexy lingerie while doing so).Ĭurious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit?.ROSARIO DAWSON plays a human witness to an alien crime whom J doesn't want to neuralize.TOMMY LEE JONES plays his partner who's returned to active duty and re-educated about his former life so that he can help in defeating Serleena and her quest.Forced to find and return him to the Men In Black operation, he then sets out to find and stop an alien and her dangerous mission. WILL SMITH plays a secret government agent who's become jaded and somewhat bitter about his job and life after having his first partner retire.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For sci-fi action violence and some provocative humor. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of the first "Men in Black" film, or are into sci-fi action comedies, they probably will. Paying a visit to local alien Jeebs (TONY SHALHOUB), J de-neuralizes K and the two then set out to save Earth by finding and stopping Serleena before she acquires the Light. Accordingly, Zed sends J to find and bring K - now Truro, Massachusetts postmaster Kevin Brown - back into the fold, as he's the only one who knows the Light's whereabouts. With the aid of her dimwitted, two-headed alien accomplice Charlie (JOHNNY KNOXVILLE), Serleena - now disguised as a lingerie model - is trying to track down the Light.
Upon investigating an apparent alien on alien killing observed by human witness Laura Vasquez (ROSARIO DAWSON), J discovers that an evil Kylothian alien by the name of Serleena (LARA FLYNN BOYLE) has returned to Earth in search of the light of Zartha, an energy source that's so powerful that the Zarthians entrusted the Men in Black during the 1970s to keep her from getting her vine-like tentacles on it. Since then, J has become more jaded with work, especially when partnered with incompetent agents like T (PATRICK WARBURTON), or annoying ones such as Frank (voice of TIM BLANEY) who's disguised as a vocal pug. Working for the top secret Men In Black government operation that's run by Zed (RIP TORN) and is dedicated to policing and monitoring all alien activity on Earth, K decided he'd had enough of the job and wanted J to "neuralize" him, thus erasing all memories of his job and encounters with various aliens. PLOT: It's been several years since Agent K (TOMMY LEE JONES) and Agent J (WILL SMITH) last worked together in saving the world from extraterrestrial aliens. QUICK TAKE: Sci-fi: A secret government agent retrieves his former partner to help stop a hostile alien creature who's intent on retrieving a powerful energy source. (2002) (Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones) (PG-13)