Mission: Impossible II

Pros: some exciting action, a few innovative stunts, interesting premise
Cons: too many "Matrix-like" action moves, slow in parts, could have been better

With the sequel to Mission Impossible, they had to do things bigger and better, and for that John Woo was brought in to Direct the picture. Woo with his style of action films seemed to be the perfect fit for this film, and with Cruise reprising his role ...

Pros: Action scene's and special effects rival those of James Bond Movies; none of that boring ol' cerebral stuff, like plot, dialogue or character development to get in the way of the (thankfully) mind-numbing, non-stop action.
Cons: We already have James Bond Movies; story-line & plot details, where discernible, exceed even Hollywood's almost non-existent reality-boundaries.

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Pros: It's got action and Tom Cruise!
Cons: It's got action and Tom Cruise.. and that's it!

This review contains a few spoilers. Breakdown of Actors: 65% Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise, protagonist) 15% Ambrose (Dougray Scott, antagonist) 15% Nyah Hall (Thandie Newton, "love interest") 3% Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames, "teammember") 2% ...

Pros: Thandie Newton, Tom Cruise, action sequences
Cons: Characters take back seat to action

The Impossible Mission Force is back - well, sort of. Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames have returned for "Mission Impossible 2," but nothing else remains the same from the first film. This time, they're on a real mission. John Woo, who made a name...

Pros: great Fx, fun martial arts scenes
Cons: wooden characters,

Those of us who date back to the original "Mission Impossible" (the TV show, not the first Cruise missile, er, movie) remember tightly scripted shows that hinged on the psychology of the criminal mind. Not so the second entry in the...

Pros: The music was great, some good special effects - nothing special
Cons: Too many cliches, poor acting, bad plot

Review of Mission Impossible 2 (June 30, 2000)

To be honest, I had my doubts going into this movie, having seen Mission Impossible 1. Plus, I had read a lot of reviews giving this movie a thumb down. Let me tell you point blank: Avoid this...

Pros: John Woo, fantastic filming effects,thinking heroine, great love story
Cons: The bit with the masks was ridiculous

The only reason I saw this movie was because I am a John Woo fan. I've never really liked Tom Cruise, and I absolutely hated the first Mission Impossible movie(a topic for another epinion). The best I thought I might get out of this movie going...

Pros: great action, cool locations, special effects are cool
Cons: lousy plot/characters, overrated due to hype, bad guy too stupid to have a chance of winning against cruise.

Beyond the clear hype this movie gives, well one actually has to consider whether the movie is just plain good or not. Mission Impossible 2 is definitely different from the first one. The first Mission Impossible is a story about a spy who used his...

Pros: John Woo likes to work with genuine polygons.
Cons: Robert Towne delivers a screenplay full of sprites.

There are three reasons I should never have watched M:I 2. The first is that I make a point of avoiding Tom Cruise movies. The second is that I make a point of avoiding sequels (particularly when I'm bored by the first film in a series). And...

Pros: Great Action. John Woo's Direction. Summer Fun
Cons: The Plot. Slow and Dry at times.

Mission Impossible 2 is a mixed bag for me. In many ways it’s like getting a lap dance from a 72 year old woman with hemorrhoids. It’s fast and furious at times, but slow and boring others. I walked out of the theater with a stupid grin...

Pros: Great effects, action.
Cons: Repetative style makes for a cheap style of suspense.

Mission: Impossible 2, the highly-anticipated follow-up to 1996's Mission: Impossible, the spin-off to the 1960's television series starring Peter Graves, was nothing more than a simple action film with a familiar name, inflated budget, and...

Pros: Great, but not enough, action scenes had my heart beating pretty fast at times.
Cons: Then the boredom set in again...

Tom Cruise has made quite a name for himself over the last decade or so, and it's only fair that he get the big bucks for the major pictures, right? He can pick and choose whatever films he wants to be in and when, and a huge star like Cruise has earned...

Pros: Nonstop Action, A great storyline
Cons: Long lines at the box office!

You'd think they were giving away money?!

My husband and I went to this movie on Sunday night. Thinking the crowds would be far less than during the day on Friday or Saturday. Boy were we wrong!!
Personal note: Remember not to...

Pros: Um, lots of action?
Cons: Where to begin -- cartoonish gratuitous violence, typical Hollywood fluff, meaninglessness

608 reviews. Sheesh. Well, I'm going to do it anyway, though I think this won't be my standard movie review. I'll just tell you why I didn't like it so much.

First of all, Ethan Hunt is a superhero. Come on now, normally-aspirated people,...

Pros: Chases, shootings, blowing stuff up, and a pretty girl. What else you need?
Cons: could they make some scenes any more unreal?

M:I-2, the return of Tom Cruise, sequel to big action movie, bikes, espionage, intrigue, shooting and Anthony Hopkins, and the hard nipples girl (read on I'll explain)

The premise to the film:
Virus created, virus antidote stolen, Go get...