Men in Black II

Right now you can watch Men in Black II in Australia on Disney Plus and Stan, and in the US on Peacock Premium and YouTube TV — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 10,731 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Tommy Lee Jones leads a cast with real comic timing. Put it on tonight on Disney Plus and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Men in Black II earns its spot. The jokes in Men in Black II land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay – who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the MIB, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy – to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction. The chemistry Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 2002. Men in Black II earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Men in Black II is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Tommy Lee Jones anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.