Cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson, Jemaine Clement
Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld
Written By: Lowell Cunningham
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action-Fantasy, Comedy
Runtime: 1hr. 43mins.
In Theaters: May 25, 2012
CNN IBN: By Rajeev Masand
Rating: 2/5
What the film does offer are some super special effects, and make-up wiz Rick Baker creates a whole pantheon of first-rate aliens. It’s a pity the rest of this film doesn’t have the same inventive streak. Huge chunks of this film are convoluted and confusing, and even Will Smith looks like he’s in it just for the paycheque........Read Full Review
Rotten Tomatoes: By Flixter
Rating: 5.9/10
It isn't exactly a persuasive argument for the continuation of the franchise -- but Men in Black III is better than its predecessor and manages to exceed expectations, largely due to Josh Brolin's impressive performance..…..Read Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times: By Roger Ebert
Rating: 3/4
"Men in Black 3” comes 15 years after the entertaining original and 10 years after the sequel laid an egg, and the surprise is, it's better than the first one....…Read Full Review
Times of India: By Allen O’Brien
Rating: 4/5
Its a hi-tech, buddy sci-fi comedy that features everything weird, creepy, funny and wonderful in and around the universe. And just incase you thought the Smith-Jones pairing is what kept the MIB series alive, here is more. Now, for the special effects. The monster show where Smith fights it out with a huge fish that attacks diners is surely worth every penny. Sadly, it's the 3D that does not really spruce up the drama......Read Full Review
The NewYork Times: By A. O. Scott
Rating: 3.5/5
"Men in Black 3" arrives in the multiplexes of the world with no particular agenda. Which may be part of the reason that it turns out to be so much fun......Read Full Review
Rediff: By Raja Sen
Rating: 3/5
There's something oddly comforting about watching three great actors so earnestly embrace this schlocky cinema from a simpler, cheesier time. Solid Actors play it silly in MIB 3.......Read Full Review
Indian Express: By Shalini Langer
Rating: 2.5/5
What kept Men in Black entertaining was the sheer enthusiasm of the powerhouse that is Will Smith as Agent J. He is a perpetual boy who approaches everything with such wide-eyed curiosity and walks away with such sheer disdain......Read Full ReviewGlobe and Mail: By Rick Groen
Rating: 3/4
In the mists of the past, damned if an old tune doesn't find some new energy. Delight, a modest yet palpable measure of the stuff, is restored.……Read Full Review
The Wall Street Journal: By Joe Morgenstern
Thumbs: Up
"MIB 3," directed by Barry Sonnenfeld in excellent 3-D, suffers from problems that afflict almost every time-travel plot; the script, credited to Etan Cohen, is all over the place, not just temporally but dramatically. Still, the film is packed with gorgeous effects and amusing creatures......Read Full Review
Rolling Stone: By Peter Travers
Rating: 2.5/4
The effects are cheese-whizzy fun, but it's the unexpected spark between Smith and Brolin that makes MiB3primo summer fun. Way cool......Read Fulll Review
Koimoi: By Roshni Devi
Rating: 2.5/5
What’s Good:Will Smith’s quips; Josh Brolin as the young Agent K; Will Smith’s back story in the film.What’s Bad:The script isn’t captivating enough.Loo Break: None.Watch or Not?:It’s worth a watch whether or not you’re a fan of the MIB series..…..Read Full Review
Entertainment Weekly: By Lisa Schwarzbaum
Grade: A-
Sonnenfeld and Cohen move their baby along with an integrity and gait that ought to serve as a blueprint for other filmmakers faced with the particular challenges of reviving big-ticket and time-dated hunks of pop culture..……Read Full Review
DNA: By Daniel Pinto
Rating: 3/5
While Men in Black 3 isn’t a threequel of the likes of The Army of Darkness or Toy Story 3, it does surpass its predecessor. The decent performances, just-about-right pacing, and good but not mind-blowingly spectacular or imaginative special effects make the film decent enough fare to wile away an evening...…Read Full Review
New York Post: By Lou Lumenick
Rating: 2.5/4
This only mildly bloated and convoluted action comedy has enough inspired moments to wipe out memories of the abysmal 2002 first sequel as surely as one of the black-suited heroes' nebulizers.........Read Full Review
Los Angeles Times: By Betsy Sharkey
Thumbs: Up
"Men in Black 3" has got the MIB mojo back — well, most of it anyway. Smith has always been the glue that held MIB together, and he does so again in "3." Here's the difficulty. The very winning wide-eyed, wise-cracking rookie Smith introduced in the original "MIB" made for a hard act to follow, even for the actor. Both he and the movie get some of the swagger back here.........Read Full Review
