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Metascore
37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleRetains the earlier film's ability to delight the viewer with surprise effects and flights of fancy, only now the effects are better.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovIt's a welcome and nicely goofy bit of sci-fi froth with the occasional hint of genuine comic smarts.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyShort, flashy and about as complex as a beer belch, Men in Black II is also brisk. The film clocks in at 88 minutes total running time, and it's loaded with new special effects and monsters.
- 63New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardMichael Jackson is an alien? Tell me something I don't know.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliWould be a thoroughly entertaining affair if it wasn't for one thing: the plot. The annoying and pointless storyline is a constant irritant because it diverts our attention from the real reason to see this movie - the easygoing chemistry between actors Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittModerately amusing sequel, which is best when it relies on dead-pan acting by the stars, worst when it drags in summer-movie stupidities like an incessantly talking dog.
- 50Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisThere's something wrong with this picture, and the problem is there on Smith's face -- Smith looks distressingly I-was-an-Oscar-nominee bored. That goes double for Jones.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTo his eternal credit, Jones gives his considerable all and even coaxes a startling note of poignancy from one scene, while Smith just bops along, lobbing gags and grinning at the special effects.
- 30The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyApart from this going-postal moment, and a nice song from Frank the Pug (a resident alien from the original, played by the same dog), MIIB is pretty much a disaster -- repetitive beyond belief, and so busily inconsequential that it neuralizes your brain and leaves you with nothing to respond to. [8 July 2002, p.84]
- 25Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldMercifully short -- a mere 80 minutes, plus the end-titles. That means I had to slap myself in the face fewer times than usual to stay awake in a movie this grindingly mediocre.