The definitive highlight of Men in Black 3 is Josh Brolin’s performance as the 29-year-old version of Agent K.
Critics praised the script (by Etan Cohen) for actually caring about continuity and character. Even Roger Ebert noted that the film "earns its sentimentality." Men in Black 3 -2012-
Brolin doesn’t just lower his jaw and squint. He captures the rhythm of Jones—the clipped Texas drawl, the weary impatience, the way his eyes barely move when delivering a threat. But the genius of the performance is what Brolin adds: a sliver of humanity that the 35 years of MIB service have eroded. This 1969 version of K is still tough, but he’s not yet a robot. He smiles cryptically. He hesitates when holding a neuralyzer. He flirts (sort of) with a young Agent O (Alice Eve). Brolin shows us the man behind the mask, making the tragedy of the older K’s coldness feel earned rather than clichéd. The definitive highlight of Men in Black 3
Any discussion of Men in Black 3 -2012- begins and ends with Josh Brolin. The task of playing a younger Tommy Lee Jones is a high-wire act that could have devolved into parody. Instead, Brolin delivers one of the most uncanny and nuanced mimicries in cinema history. He captures the rhythm of Jones—the clipped Texas
Following the critical disappointment of Men in Black II in 2002, the franchise languished in development hell. The challenge lay in finding a premise that justified bringing back Agent J (Will Smith) and Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) without simply repeating the "alien threat of the week" formula.