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Men In Black, 1997
English, Spanish
USA
Profile of Men In Black
The mood of Men In Black is exciting, humorous, and offbeat. The plot centers around a government agency, an alien encounter, and secret agents. It features silly humor. Men In Black is a comedy, action, and sci-fi movie. Stylistically, it has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is not serious and fantastical. The pacing of Men In Black is fast. The setting is New York. It happens in the 1990s. Visually, Men In Black involves special effects. It is adapted from a comic. The movie is known for being a blockbuster, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. Men In Black is especially suggested for teens and a boys' night. Note that it includes violent content.
Summary of Men In Black
In the 1950s a super-secret government agency was formed to monitor and police the activities of extraterrestrial aliens on the planet Earth. Some 40 years later a founding father of the agency, Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), finds himself with a new smart-mouthed partner fresh from the NYPD who is soon dubbed Agent Jay (Will Smith). Their first mission is to save the Earth from destruction by a giant insectlike alien (Vincent D'Onfrio) that, incidentally, drives an exterminator's truck. Armed with their matching Ray-Bans, skinny ties, and space-age weapons that Jay barely understands--he calls the Neuralyzer the "flashy thing"--the new duo begin another average day of fighting intergalactic terrorists. An amazingly hip and terribly clever movie that riffs on everything from E.T.--THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL to CASABLANCA, this Barry Sonnenfeld film is based on the equally savvy comic book by Lowell Cunningham.
Details
| Language: | English, Spanish |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 2 July 1997 |
| Runtime: | 98 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Agent K
as James Edwards / Agent J / "Slick"
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Critics Reviews
Rolling Stone
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- by: Peter Travers
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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- by: Rick Groen
Users Reviews
- 20.October.2008
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- by: Boris Sargent
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- 26.August.2008
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- by: rotem.nevgaunker
- rotem.nevgaunker rated this movie6/10Okay
