Men in Black . Weekly Alibi . 07-02-97

Men in Black

DIRECTED BY: Barry Sonnenfeld

REVIEWED: 07-02-97

This new sci-fi comedy from director Barry Sonnenfeld (The Addams Family) is so enamored of its clever situation, its funny sight gags and its big budget special effects, that it forgets to actually tell a story. Most people probably won't mind. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones have a lot of fun as the title government agents in charge of stemming illegal (space) alien immigration. The script by Ed Solomon (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure) is original, but with its mere 90 minute running time, there's just the barest whisper of plot. To wit: A bad alien shows up and the MiB hunt him down. The end.

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