Arianna M (space.ace)

Somewhat of an enjoyable movie. I really disliked the main character. her optimism was fine, and the actress was good, but it was like she could do no wrong. she was selfish at times and spoke over people and made assumptions yet not once in the movie did she say she was sorry. she didn't make one mistake in the movie and that kinda irked me. and i have a problem with the end of the movie so spoilers ahead: during Lucy's speech, she said "i made this" and said it again later and I'm not saying she didn't make it, but this was Nick's hotel. He had a part in it too and it felt like she was completely discrediting him. Like girl, it wasn't only you. and i know it sounds silly, but it ruined the end of the movie for me. it felt like the final nail in the 'lucy is kinda selfish' coffin. (this movie also felt like performative feminism, but that's a topic I don't want to get into) now that being said, the movie did make me laugh! her friends were great. and lucy and nick have really good chemistry. Dacre is an amazing actor and i was pleasantly surprised to see Daryl from Letterkenny. i liked the theme too. the broken hearts gallery was a great concept and seeing all the different stories and people letting go was wonderful. i think in the end, i cared more for the side characters than the main character. which is kind of awful. i don't think I'll watch this again or recommend it, but it wasn't a horrible watch.

I'm not going to compare it to the original MIB because that would be unfair as it is a new, separate movie. The movie was just bearable because of Tessa Thompson's and Chris Hemsworth's chemistry and acting. But that's it. Everything else about it was lackluster. I could spot the villain in the movie right when he was introduced. Now, cliches and tropes aren't always bad, but it should take a bit more effort to find the big plot twist. The humor fell short half the time. I couldn't stand the Pawny character. His jabs at Agent H were funny the first couple of times, but then it just became boring and overused. In the end, he was just annoying. The biggest problem I had was the character development, or should I say the lack of it. Throughout the entire movie, the only one who changed was a side character. Spoiler Alert from here on out! When we first see Agent H, he is careless and irresponsible. At the end of the movie, he is never shown being responsible the way he should be. He somehow ends up being the main leader of the London Branch. And I guess you could blame it on the fact that he's had his memory erased and that's the root of his problems, but it still doesn't change the fact that he is never shown any responsibility to take up the mantle. I was really hoping that he'd give the position to Agent C and say that he wasn't ready for it. But he didn't. He literally took the offer. Can't wait to see how the London branch functions with him in charge. As for Agent M, she starts off as this know-it-all that just wants a chance to prove she could be a MIB agent. She does things she thinks is right. At the end of the movie, she's still exactly the same. She literally had no character development what so ever. The movie can be fun! If you're not paying too much attention. The bad guy aliens were pretty cool too. But all-in-all, this movie was just so disappointing.