Men in Black: International review - 'the death knell surely for a franchise that no one ever really fell in love with'In this age of sequels, however, any vaguely familiar story trumps a good, original idea, and a lacklustre 2012 revival is followed by this spin-off that attempts to pass the MIB mantle to a younger cast. It first was published in 1990, and when Marvel bought it in 1994, a movie spin-off became inevitable. When she was small, Molly’s parents were visited by the MIB after finding a small but mischievous alien in their backyard. Emma Thompson could emerge from a soap powder commercial with her dignity intact, and almost made me believe there’s such a thing as the MIB. But otherwise this is a tired, formulaic and hacked about confection, the death knell surely for a franchise that no one ever really fell in love with.

Source: Irish Independent June 13, 2019 21:22 UTC