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Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, Men in Black
湯米李瓊斯 和 威爾史密斯，《黑衣人》
The success of The Fugitive catapulted Tommy Lee Jones from "distinguished character actor" to "leading man" status, and after Bad Boys, the mid-to-late 1990s pretty much belonged to Will Smith -- so Men in Black wasn't just your average action/comedy/sci-fi summer blockbuster, it was an Event Movie with almost $590 million in ticket sales (and a pair of sequels) waiting to happen. It didn't win any awards for storytelling depth (although it did win a Best Makeup Oscar), but its unapologetic popcorn thrills, fueled by Smith and Jones' easy interplay, entertained a whole lot of people -- including Slate's David Edelstein, who called it "The smartest, funniest, and best-looking sci-fi comedy since the movies learned to morph."
電影《亡命天涯》的成功使湯米李瓊斯從“優(yōu)秀的演員”一躍而成為“領(lǐng)軍人物”。同時由于電影《絕地戰(zhàn)警》，90年代中后期成為了威爾史密斯的時代。因此《黑衣人》絕不僅是一部普普通通的動作片或喜劇片或科幻片，而是一部預(yù)計創(chuàng)造590，000，000美元票房收入（包括兩部續(xù)集）的電影大片。它的敘事深度并未獲得任何獎項（雖然該片獲得過奧斯卡最佳化妝獎），但史密斯和瓊斯的輕松互動所帶來的快感給了很多觀眾帶來了愉悅的觀影體驗，包括"Slate"的影評人大衛(wèi)愛德斯坦。后者將其稱之為“自擁有電影特效以來最聰明的，最有趣的和最好看的科幻喜劇。”
