Men In Black 3

If you’ve ever been confused by why J and K are a pair of alien busting bad boys in black suits, you’ll wonder no longer after viewing this atomic fly-swatting romp that covers the space-time continuum from New York to Florida and back. Tommy Lee Jones as K, now, and Josh Brolin as K in 1969…perfect. Josh has the character to a “t”. Deadpan with just the tiniest hint of emotion. Emma Thompson glides into the role of O, the new head of the organization (similar to Judy Dench’s M in the Bond series, but with a ton more tongue in cheek). She delivers a flawless eulogy that you won’t soon forget, you probably won’t understand it, but you’ll enjoy it. Of course, there’s a new bad guy and he’s really nasty (reminiscent of Tim Curry in anything where he plays the bad guy). You may not want to eat sushi or Chinese food after this, just sayin’. Don’t dump your pets (goldfish, baby snakes, alligators, etc.) into the sewer…you never know what they’ll grow into. There’s a much more serious tone to this episode, not the laugh fest of the first or second, just toned down on the comedy and ramped up on the special effects. Probably more eye-popping in 3-D, but this writer opted for 2-D as the cashier put it. I countered with, you mean just a movie, right? Yikes, what’s the world coming to when someone doesn’t understand that most films aren’t 3-D? She realized her faux pas and laughed, thank goodness. So, look into the neurolizer and forget everything I told you here. Let’s go get pie…I like Loganberry best, and you? Oh, and don’t forget to leave a tip. Rating: 3 Exhilarating Stars