In the sequel the world of MIB gets a bit more 'fleshed out'. Where the worm guys only got a brief appearance in the first movie they now get the full attention they deserve. Jack Jeebs returns with a whole segment of the movie devoted to him. Great. Even the reappearance of David Cross (as a completely new character 'Newton') is welcome. So, all the old favourites are there with bigger roles. Essentially the plot is more-or-less the same. Alien comes to earth disguised as human threatening to destroy the planet. This time Agent J has to retrieve Agent K from retirement in order to recover a memory that K has about the whereabouts of 'the light  of zartha' (or something like that). The plot revels in its twists on old expectations - much as the first movie did. Aliens aren't just people in odd makeup. Aliens really are ALIEN. They are BIG or small & have lots of arms and legs. Proper aliens, not the Star Trek variety. The film plays with scale often. The ideas is, of course, not original and similar ideas have appeared before in the Twilight Zone and the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. However, such imagination is always welcome. There is a long running joke about who is and what is really an alien. It only wears thin if referring to people unknown outside of the US! This is a great family movie, humorous, with the expected mix of comedy, action and romance. As usual Will Smith ad libs in some of the funnier lines. Rosario Dawson plays it petty straight as the love interest (Laura Vasquez). Tommy Lee Jones is as dead-pan as usual. The dynamic between him and Will Smith remains that of new-boy and older mentor/guide. No matter how hard Will's character tries he always ends up looking like the awkward kid. This is laid-back fun for all the family. Inoffensive and charming all the way. | 
