The third installment in the franchise stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and Emma Thompson. In this new adventure, Agent J (Smith) must travel back to 1969 to stop alien serial killer Boris the Animal (Jemaine Clement) from murdering his partner, Agent K (Jones; young K is played by Brolin). While in the past, J discovers the secrets behind K's stoicism, uncovers K's relationship with Agent O (Thompson; young O is played by Alice Eve), and learns the truth about his own father. This was my favorite of the MIB films, and the most memorable (I don't even remember the first, and the second I slept through). However, it is incredibly shallow, with the few good jokes overwhelmed by the many lame ones. Also, I've always found the MIB films to be overly gross for my taste; the alien creatures popping out of weird and disgusting places is a bit much for me. Even though it is unarguably the best of the three, I was underwhelmed. Watch out for Bill Hader, though -- his short cameo as Andy Warhol is the highlight of the film.
Should you see it: At your own risk.
Grade: C+
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