Men in Black 3 - Black is definitely 2012's black

The first 'Men in Black' was a hit. For some reason the second one didn't live up to the first. I think the general consensus was that it was okay, but more of a rehash of the original. However, number 3 - the sequel that comes after a decade - shows that they're back to their best. Okay, so maybe not quite as good as the original, but definitely a worthy installment of the light-hearted alien-bashing series.

This time Agent J (Will Smith) has to travel back in time to stop Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) from being assassinated by a particularly nasty alien (oh, and save the world while he's at it, but that's a given for the Men in Black). Back in the swinging sixties (populated by more `sixties style' aliens - if you've watched the original 'Star Trek' series, you'll know what I mean) J partners up with K's younger self (expertly played by Josh Brolin).

If you've seen the first two, you'll know what to expect. There's nothing that new here, but sometimes that's not necessarily a bad thing. Men in Black was never meant to be taken seriously. It's just a popcorn film that will probably appeal to most people who like a healthy dose of silly sci-fi.

Just sit back, put your brain on hold and your dark glasses on... and enjoy.  It's worth a watch just to see well Josh Brolin can - perfectly - capture every single twitch, accent and mannerism of Tommy Lee Jones.  Seriously, if someone told me that they had simply used that CGI trickery 'de-aging' technology on Tommy Lee Jones to make him LOOK younger, I would have believed them!  Oh, and while we're on the topic of CGI, are the computer effects supposed to look that ropey?  You'd think with a budget that can include Will Smith, they could get some aliens that didn't look quite so much like a Platstation's cut-scene!

7/10 if I woke up on Groundhog Day and had to watch this again, I could live with that