Men in Black: International (2019)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2019
	Director: F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, The Fate of the Furious)
	Actors: Chris Hemsworth (Thor 1-3, The Avengers 1-4, The Cabin in the Woods), Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok), Kumail Nanjiani
	Country: USA, CN
	Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
	Conditions of visioning: 01.10.2020, VOD, 14" computer screen.

Synopsis: After managing to enter the Men in Black organization, protecting Earth from Alien threats, Agent M (Thompson) gets her first assignment to London with legendary Agent H (Hemsworth) who recently saved the world, or so it seems. Review: I read really bad reviews about this movie so I was pleasantly surprised to find it watchable, far from the original Men in Black, more between the second and Men in Black 3. This one does not feature Will Smith nor Tommy Lee Jones but we hear about them (see them on a poster in fact) and recognize Agent O (Emman Thompson) from the third movie. It has nothing really touching like Men in Black 3 had, and no particularly good story, but it is rather harmless and I found it fun to watch, including decent special effects. Some would say it is not a necessary addition to the franchise, but maybe I was tired of watching bad Superman movies and found it refreshing in comparison. It includes what you would expect: action, goofy-looking aliens, re-visitation of history and of famous people (although I noticed I am too old to recognize some references...), big guns, alien tech... It doesn't matter that the MIB often operate in public view. The one thing that bothered me most is how they negate the premise of the first movie (this is called retconing I think) by presenting Gustave Eiffel as already harboring alien refugees in his days. The movie doesn't try to hide his intent to reproduce the chemistry between Hemsworth and Thompson in Thor: Ragnarok, and that didn't even bother me. On top of all that, the director knows how to handle a big blockbuster after The Fate of the Furious, (and I am looking forward to his M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand based on the animated series which I loved as kid), so the movie is well built. Easily digested entertainment.   Rating: 5 /10