Mission: Impossible II

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Mission: Impossible II

PG-13

2000

2h 3m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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Tom Cruise returns to his role as Ethan Hunt in the second installment of "Mission: Impossible." This time Ethan Hunt leads his IMF team on a mission to capture a deadly German virus before it is released by terrorists. His mission is made impossible due to the fact that he is not the only person after samples of the disease. He must also contest with a gang of international terrorists headed by a turned bad former IMF agent who has already managed to steal the cure.

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Critics Consensus

Your cranium may crave more substance, but your eyes will feast on the amazing action sequences.

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David Edelstein

Slate

May 8

So is the movie a tacky hoot? Yes, but until the godawful last half-hour it's a surprisingly fun tacky hoot.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

May 8

There's no grounding in physical reality, let alone in human emotion.

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Joe Holleman

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

May 8

2.5/4

Woo and company pull this movie out of the dirt, however, with a rocking last half hour.

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

Jun 21

The unbridled wildness of it all remains an absolute jolt worth celebrating.

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

May 17

Director John Woo understood the assignment leaning on Tom Cruise’s cool factor, Thandiwe Newton’s serene beauty and subtle acting style and Dougray Scott’s fearsomeness.

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Lawrence Toppman

Charlotte Observer

May 8

D

This movie is straw that refuses to be spun into gold.

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Rich S

@RPS1963 5d

The stunts, the action and a Bond-like brewing romance between Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and a thief (Thandie Newton) don't make the story very interesting. The script is muddled and director John Woo relies on the same Brian De Palma sleight of hand from the first film. Mainly, he goes heavy on the characters wearing lifelike masks to fool their counterparts. And the audience.

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Dominic Emmanuel S

@dominic726 Jan 21

basically a 2000s and worse version of cars 2

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Frank S

@friedegg05 Jan 5

I think the first hour is terrible. Especially with the car spinning scene, that is absolutely ridiculous. The last 50 minutes is, I think, very good with intense action scenes and definitely worth the full watch.

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C H

Dec 19

MI2 is not that bad of a movie. The plot is alright and the action is certainly fun to watch. However, many moments of this movie felt incredibly cheesy, to a degree that would take me out of the movie. The acting is alright, although it is much worse than the first film. And most unfortunately, the movie was just boring, and it made it 2 hour run time feel long. All in all, Mission: Impossible 2 is just alright, nothing special but nothing abysmal either.

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Daniel B

@DanielBR Dec 2

"Misión Imposible 2" tiene todos los vicios de las películas de acción de los 90 y 2000. Un uso del Slow-Motion que en muchas secuencias es extraño, una cámara innecesariamente vertiginosa, al igual que un uso abrupto de cortes en secuencias de acción. Pero aun con todo esto, esta película es genial. Siento que esta es la película de acción que cualquier hombre desearía ver: hay explosiones por doquier, las escenas de peleas están fabulosas, y Tom Cruise en esta película convierte a Ethan Hunt en uno de los héroes que redefinió el cine de acción. Si la comparamos con la primera entrega, esta secuela está a años luz de la original. Se notó la ausencia de la mano tan perfeccionista en la dirección de Brian De Palma, al igual que los increíbles diálogos que a través de una palabra resumían todo el conflicto que David Koepp tuvo en el guion.

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Brian W

Dec 1

Wow!! A must see that left me on the edge of my seat the entire time!!

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Synopsis

Tom Cruise returns to his role as Ethan Hunt in the second installment of "Mission: Impossible." This time Ethan Hunt leads his IMF team on a mission to capture a deadly German virus before it is released by terrorists. His mission is made impossible due to the fact that he is not the only person after samples of the disease. He must also contest with a gang of international terrorists headed by a turned bad former IMF agent who has already managed to steal the cure.

Director: John Woo
Producer: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Screenwriter: Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, Robert Towne
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Cruise-Wagner Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $215.4M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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