Review of "Men in Black II (Widescreen Special Edition)" by

A shadow of the original hit movie, this highly-touted sequel to the hit movie suffers mightily by comparison. The Earth is once again threatened by an alien. Its the ungodly-thin Laura Flynn-Boyle (whom we joke was the prototype for Maris Crane from TV's "Frasier") who is after the key to the destruction of an alien race and galactic domination. Our hero Agent Jay (Will Smith) is forced to retrieve his mentor and original partner Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), who had his memory erased at the end of the first movie. Anyone who saw the first movie could have written this one. It was jaunty good fun, with some clever quips here and there, but its largely unremarkable.

The Special Edition DVD set includes audio commentary by directory Barry Sonnenfeld. And there is a second DVD that includes a blooper reel, the Will Smith music video, some trailers, and an alternate ending. Die-hard fans will enjoy this set, but for most of us its a nice night's rental and that's about the best one could say about it.