Publish or Perish

An adequate sequel to a faded franchise, made I suppose because no stone should go unsqueezed in Hollywood. The villain sounds like Tim Curry (or maybe Eddie Izzard) and acts like the villain from Buckaroo Banzai. The time travel story is pretty standard, but it does allow for the two bright spots of the film, where the typically charmless Will Smith interacts with the surprisingly charming Josh Brolin-as-young-Tommy-Lee-Jones. The lovely Alice Eve is also a welcome sight. There appears to be some closure for the series in the final scene, but I would be willing to watch another instalment featuring Brolin and Eve.

Tags: Alice Eve, comic book movies, Emma Thompson, Josh Brolin, Men In Black, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith