Men In Black (1997) Critic Reviews

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Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

The smartest, funniest, and best-looking sci-fi comedy since the movies learned to morph.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie, which is based on the Lowell Cunningham comic book series, throws out some wonderful implications, but they’re frustratingly few and far between.Read the full review

The New York Times | Elvis MitchellAdd Critic to Favorites

Dryly clever.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie that "Mars Attacks!" wanted to be, but wasn't. This is a snappy, clever, often-funny motion picture that provides the perfect blend of science fiction-style action with comic dialogue.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

A genially twisted riff on the familiar alien invaders story, a lively summer entertainment that marries a deadpan sense of humor to the strangest creatures around.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

Summer fluff that admits to being summer fluff, but it's no better off for admitting it...Intended as lightweight comedy, but if you think about it too much, it's not so funny.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

The aliens aren't particularly scary or funny, and so the joke of watching Smith and Jones crack wise in their faces wears thin.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Sonnenfeld deftly orchestrates the intricate two-part harmony, and Smith and Jones -- a powerhouse comic pair -- make it all look easy.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Sonnenfeld, who demonstrated a knack for Gothic comedy in "The Addams Family," brings the same mischievous gleefulness to this deliriously macabre enterprise.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

When the plot finally does click in, it slows down the trajectory a little, but not fatally.Read the full review

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