Rent Men in Black: International (2019)
2.9 of 5 from 703 ratings
1h 53min
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- Synopsis:
- The 'Men in Black' have expanded to cover the globe, but so have the scum of the universe. And to keep us safe, decorated Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) and determined rookie M (Tessa Thompson) are partnered - an unlikely pairing that just might work. As they face a new alien threat that can take the form of anyone, including MIB agents, they must join forces on a globetrotting adventure to save the agency and ultimately the world.
- Actors:
- Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson, Rafe Spall, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Laurent Bourgeois, Larry Bourgeois, Kayvan Novak, Spencer Wilding, Marcy Harriell, Inny Clemons, Aaron Serotsky, Mandeiya Flory, Matthew Bates, Sartaj Garewal, Stephen Wight, Brian Silliman, John Sousa
- Directors:
- F. Gary Gray
- Producers:
- Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes
- Writers:
- Matt Holloway, Art Marcum
- Aka:
- Men in Black 4
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- 2020, CinemaParadiso.co.uk Through Time, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Emma Thompson
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/10/2019
- Run Time:
- 115 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Flemish, French, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.00:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Deleted Scenes
- Alien-Cestry.Com
- Neuralyzer: Like It Never Happened
- Gag Reel
- New Recruits, Classic Suits
- Let's Do This! Inside the Action and Stunts
- Look Right Here: Gadgets, Weapons and Rides
- Expanding the Universe of MIB
- Les Twins Leave it on the Floor
- Frank the Pug and Pawny's Peanut Gallery
- In Case You've Been Neuralyzed: MIB Recap
- The MIB Meet the NBA
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/10/2019
- Run Time:
- 115 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Hindi Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Polish Dolby Digital 5.1, Tamil Dolby Digital 5.1, Telugu Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English, English Hard of Hearing, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.00:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
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Reviews (10) of Men in Black: International
Who is the "Mole"? - Men in Black: International review by BG
In general the film didn't do a lot for me. I wasn't keen on "Pawny" who looked like Humpty Dumpty with a hat on, and the the twin alien killers didn't appear to be that menacing, even though they were hard to destroy. Shame Emma Thompson only had two brief scenes, and criminal that Rebecca Ferguson was in such a short sequence, playing the bad girl again (Doctor Sleep), with three arms and a zebra-striped wig. Nice gag featuring Piers Morgan. I always thought he might be an alien!
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Give it a miss - too much feminist and pc propaganda clogging up the plot! - Men in Black: International review by CS
I thought the original first three films with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones were brilliant and it takes a lot to follow on from such a great trilogy! Seeing that Chris Hemsworth was in this, and his partner was now a Black Woman, I guessed instantly that his acting would be dull and that they would play up to the incessant and extremely annoying PC feminist propaganda that seems to be all so prevalent at the moment in cinema! True to form, I was not disappointed! Hemsworth literally sleepwalks through the film and acts so dumb, just like he did in the awful Ghostbusters reboot too. Tessa Thompson looks like the spitting image of Michael Jackson after he had all the facial surgery, I was so distracted by that fact, that I found it very difficult to see her as a person, that and the fact that the Black Feminist propaganda is so prevalent, that it takes over from everything else in the film! Also included are lots of not so subtle sexual put down references, like her gun is bigger than his, she's a better fighter than he is, she's just so amazing and he isn't (sarcasm intended)! The storyline, plot, acting, direction, not so special effects, are all over the place. This is a film that thinks it's funny but isn't, with constant feminist putdowns, obvious black casting, this film also feels as though it was made more for the Middle Eastern and East Asian markets, than for Europe or America and as a result treads very carefully around certain topics, whilst setting much of the film in North Africa! There are also lots of very obvious mistakes or things that don't make sense, such as the viewing platform at the top of the Eiffel Tower being the size of a concert hall, I think not! I think personally that the people making these films today have got so lost and wrapped up in PC'ness and the subject of race and gender, that they forget that what people are a race too and there are just as many men as women living here on the planet equality is just that, it's for everyone not just a select few!
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
The Black Suits are surely now in mourning - Men in Black: International review by BL
As my wife and I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the previous Men in Black films we were looking forward to the latest despite the absence of both Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, HOWEVER, this was dire rubbish, with wooden, poorly acted characters and feeble jokes that were hard to notice and completely failed to capture the comic style of the original films. We struggled, without comment, for an hour and then both admitted that it was to painful to watch. What a sad (hopefully) end to a great,fun series.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Critic review
Men in Black: International (aka Men in Black 4) review by Mark McPherson - Cinema Paradiso
Similar to Ghostbusters, Sony has confused itself that the standout element to revive a franchise is to focus on the artificial rather than the personal. Men in Black: International continues this tradition by keeping its focus more on the world of aliens and futuristic tech than any of the comradery that made the 1997 original such a brilliant buddy cop picture. But you need a little more than cute aliens, nasty creatures, and a doomsday gun to make a fun adventure film.
Consider how much the film tip-toes around doing anything demeaning with Tessa Thompson. Her character starts out as an astute science-loving prodigy, clever enough to not only study up on alien existence, but also narrowly avoid the Men in Black as a kid and maintain her memories to remember an alien encounter. She’s perfect material for the Men in Black. Almost too perfect.
She’s teamed up for a London assignment with Chris Hemsworth playing a hotshot agent. Boasting his claim to fame, he once tackled an alien menace known as The Hive, earning him enough noteriety to be worthy of a painting in the hall of fame. He’s cocky, but always seems to have an easy out and is sure enough that he can either shoot or sleep his way out of any situation. He’s the perfect James Bond type for the Men in Black. Almost too perfect.
These two are just so perfect they have so little chemistry. In the film’s motivation to mark a more feminist friendly appeal, Thompson is first seen getting the hots for Hemsworth and then never again because if she did she’d be falling into an old trope of a man/woman partnership leading to love. But if they’re not an item, considering Thompson spends most of the film looking down on the dumb muscle, what’s the point of her initial window-shopping gazing in the introduction? And so the film proceeds to spend more time carefully stepping around any romance in lew of giving the two some genuine personality and chemistry.
The mission they’re sent on is such an uninspired one of a secret invasion and a mole within the agency; standard MIB situation. Haven’t we been down this road before? Located in the offices of a senior agent (Liam Neeson) is a painting depicting the events of the first film with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Just next to it is a painting of Hemsworth and Neeson stopping another alien threat in Paris. Have we not learned anything from history? At least enough to mock the familiar?
The only bit of mocking we’ll get out of the film, and personality for that matter, is from a miniature alien soldier voiced by Kumail Nanjiani. And, sadly, he too stays within his lane by mocking but never mocking too much. There’s such a distance from any and all character chemistry that the agents spend far more time talking about MacGuffins and invading aliens than anything about themselves. Why is it so hard for Sony to learn it’s not the THINGS that matter in the sci-fi adventure but the characters wielding those space-age weapons and talking to CGI creatures?
MIB: International is such a lifeless and bland picture you don’t even have to bother with the neuralyzer for trying to forget.