Review of Men in Black: International (2019) by James435 — 16 Jun 2019

I long for the days when writers in Hollywood actually cared about their creative content. There are so many movie franchises that should have ended years ago, such as The Terminator saga, Toy Story, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

These filmmakers can't just leave what's already great alone. Of course, there are a few exceptions every here and there. However, Men In Black: International is not one of them. The majority of awful sequels these days definitely outweighs the anomalies.

There are some moviegoers who don't mind Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson being paired together in this film. Needless to say, these two were already featured once before in Thor: Ragnarok. With MIB: International, it doesn't feel like a MIB movie without Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.

They should have stopped after MIB III. Most people don't want non-Marvel movies to imitate Marvel comic book films. It's not necessary, it's just cringe. Yes, this includes the casting. It may have been better to replace Thompson's character with Will Smith's.

This way, Agent J, who is Will Smith, can show Chris Hemsworth the ropes. On second thought, it's not like this hasn't already been done before. Like I said before, this series ideally was supposed to end with MIB III.

The golden guideline for screenwriters should be aiming for a trilogy, not winging it and milking it with four films, or five, or six movies. It's too much. Copycats are the last thing that Hollywood needs right now.

Creative writing in this 21st century has become a forgotten necessity in the film industry. They care more about their politics than they do about their stories and characters.