GENRE: Action/Sci-Fi/Comedy
RATING: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 46 minutes
STARRING: Will Smith (Hancock, , I Am Legend, I, Robot)
Josh Brolin (W., Milk), Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive)
DIRECTOR: Barry Sonnenfeld (MIB, Addams Family)
WRITER: Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder, Madagascar 2)
PLOT: Agent J travels back in time to stop an alien from assassinating Agent K and bringing about the end of the world.
FIVE OBSERVATIONS:
1 I went into this film with pretty low expectations. I loved the first film but the sequel was lacking in many areas. This one was a pleasant surprise and far surpassed the second installment. They had fun references to past characters like Frank and the worm guys but they didn’t pander to the audience. This one had a much better storyline going for it.
2 Everyone’s been talking about it but I also gotta say that Josh Brolin plays a great Tommy Lee Jones. The look, the voice and attitude is pitch perfect. Brolin elevates every scene that he’s in, probably because he’s made the character three dimensional instead of a caricature. Kudos.
3 I liked how they showed the passage of time travel, it was simple yet interesting at the same time. Loved the concept.
4 While Smith and Jones bring it once again, the supporting characters do some fine work. Michael Stuhlbarg (Boardwalk Empire) is fun to watch as the future-telling Griffin as is Bill Hader (SNL) playing Andy Warhol. Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) is the gross villain but unfortunately doesn’t get to do much comedy.
5 I loved the reaction of the astronauts seeing bizarre things happen to the rocket pre-liftoff.
RECOMMENDATION: Not bad to watch in theatres.
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Moonrise Kingdom
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