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Mission: Impossible II

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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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Mission Impossible 2 offers a bit of escapism and a hefty shot of cinematic adrenalin.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/30/02
Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall
ViewLondon

God bless John Woo.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

If you're into movies that constantly make you grin like an idiot and mutter "Oh yeah!" over and over, you'll be satisfied.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
07/12/02
Ted Murphy
Ted Murphy
Hollywood.com

It's fun. It's laughable. It has moments of excitement, moments of sheer idiocy and moments of sheer idiotic excitement.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
06/11/02
Boston Phoenix

tiene malas actuaciones y diálogos que pudieron ser extraídos de cualquier comic, pero... ¡Qué bien me la pasé viéndola!

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
06/03/02
Luis Martinez
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos

John Woo utiliza a história como uma mera desculpa para brindar o espectador com seqüências de ação absolutamente eletrizantes.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
05/08/02
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

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.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/22/02
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail

If not the worst movie of the year, the most insulting and infuriating.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
03/07/02
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

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Full Review Source: ToxicUniverse.com | comment Comment
01/27/02
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
ToxicUniverse.com

Capraesque. Hitchcockian. Add Wootastic to the Lexicon.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
12/10/01
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
11/27/01
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Those hoping for a solid flick using the full talents of people like Woo, Cruise, Rhames, etc. will sadly be disappointed.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
10/30/01
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

M:I–2's visual assets triumphantly lift its otherwise stock material to Grade-A levels.

Full Review Source: Flipside Movie Emporium | comment Comment
10/24/01
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

How the mighty have fallen.

Full Review Source: Film Written Magazine | comment Comment
04/02/01
Andrew Howe
Andrew Howe
Film Written Magazine

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Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

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.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/01/01
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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May 06, 2008: Redstone Says Fourth Mission Not Impossible for Cruise Opens in new window
Sumner Redstone, responding to recent rumors of a fourth Mission: Impossible movie, has told reporters that he "will not object" if Paramount chief Brad Grey decides to cast Tom... More...

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Two stories in one, both of which deal with science fiction and Will Smith. More...

November 02, 2006: Tom Cruise Handed Reins to Reborn United Artists
After a very public break-up with Paramount back in August, Tom Cruise and producing partner Paula Wagner have rebounded, set to run the venerated movie studio founded by... More...

September 19, 2006: Brad Pitt as Ethan Hunt?
Well, we all know that Paramount's not really interested in the Tom Cruise business anymore, but JoBlo's sharing a piece of gossip from across the pond that might not be true --... More...

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