Mission Impossible 2 offers a bit of escapism and a hefty shot of cinematic adrenalin.
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
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Reviews Counted:136
Fresh:77
Rotten:59
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: Your cranium may crave more substance, but your eyes will feast on the amazing action sequences.
Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: John Woo raises the action bar in this violent, romantic sequel to Brian De Palma's 1996 original. Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt, this time battling wits with rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose... John Woo raises the action bar in this violent, romantic sequel to Brian De Palma's 1996 original. Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt, this time battling wits with rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott). Hunt is ordered to recruit Ambrose's former lover, Nyah Hall (Thandie Newton), to infiltrate his hideout. But Hunt never expected to fall for the lovely young thief he must use for bait. The romantic triangle that ensues gives the film a unique emotional balance that is unusual (and most welcome) for an action picture. Ambrose is after the killer Chimera virus and its antidote, Bellerophon; in the old days Ambrose would have been after world domination, but in this new world order of day trading and Internet stocks, all he wants is to corner the market and make a fortune. Woo outdoes even himself with a flurry of martial-arts fights, fiery shootouts, thrilling mountain climbing, and blazing motorcycle chases that lead from the beautiful peaks of Utah through the busy streets of Sydney. All of this is set to a booming hard-rock soundtrack that battles with the explosions and blasting guns for ear space. And he doesn't fail to include his trademark birds fluttering like peaceful interludes in the most threatening of moments. [More]
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Anthony Hopkins, Brendan Gleeson, William R. Mapother, John Polson, Rade Serbedzija, Richard Roxburgh
Director: John Woo
Director: John Woo
Screenwriter: Robert Towne
Story: Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga
Producer: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Composer: Hans Zimmer, BT
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Reviews for Mission: Impossible II
If you're into movies that constantly make you grin like an idiot and mutter "Oh yeah!" over and over, you'll be satisfied.
It's fun. It's laughable. It has moments of excitement, moments of sheer idiocy and moments of sheer idiotic excitement.
tiene malas actuaciones y diálogos que pudieron ser extraídos de cualquier comic, pero... ¡Qué bien me la pasé viéndola!
John Woo utiliza a história como uma mera desculpa para brindar o espectador com seqüências de ação absolutamente eletrizantes.
Becomes disastrously bogged down in an interminable second act that is joyless and inert and from which it doesn’t begin to recover for over an hour.
A strained sequel to a feature rip-off of an old television show with a stealable theme song. On screen and off, no one's getting marks for originality here.
If not the worst movie of the year, the most insulting and infuriating.
Those hoping for a solid flick using the full talents of people like Woo, Cruise, Rhames, etc. will sadly be disappointed.
M:I–2's visual assets triumphantly lift its otherwise stock material to Grade-A levels.
This is the action movie of the year, maybe the best in several years. It is trying to be the next Bond-type franchise series and if the next one is anywhere near this good, it may succeed.
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