Men in Black II (2002)

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writers: Robert Gordon, Barry Fanaro, Lowell Cunningham
Cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Patrick Warburton / Michael Jackson
Genre: Science Fiction / Action / Comedy
Region: United States
language: English
Released: 2002-07-03
Series: [2] Men in Black 2
Runtime: 88 minutes
Also known as: MIB Star Wars 2 (Taiwan) / Black Super Special Police Team 2 (Hong Kong) / Black Super Special Police 2 / MIB II
Rating: IMDB 6.1 / Rotten Tomatoes 38%

Movie Synopsis
The story takes place four years after the first installment, when swat officer K (Tom lee Jones) retires to become an ordinary postmaster, while J (will Smith) goes on to work at MIB.
The evil queen of Carolerser, Serpenta, came to the earth to find the cosmic energy “Sata Star”, and occupied the headquarters of MIB. Rona, the Sata princess who fled to Earth back then, asked MIB to hide the “Sata Star” on Earth, and K, who was fully in charge of this matter, rejected her for the safety of the Earth.
Facing the menacing Serpentine, MIB sent J to look for K and investigate the truth of the incident back then. How to convince K, who had lost his memory, to believe in the existence of aliens became the first problem J faced…

Men in Black II is a 2002 American science fiction action-comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. The film is the sequel to the 1997 film Men in Black and follows the return of Agent J (Smith) to the Men in Black organization, where he teams up again with Agent K (Jones) to stop an alien criminal from destroying the world.

The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing over $441 million worldwide. It was praised for its special effects and comedic performances by Smith and Jones, but criticized for its lack of originality compared to the first film.

Despite its mixed reception, Men in Black II remains a popular and influential entry in the science fiction comedy genre, known for its imaginative world-building, clever gadgets, and dynamic chemistry between its two leads. The film also spawned a third installment in the franchise in 2012, as well as a spin-off film, Men in Black: International, in 2019.