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Summary: Mission Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I loved this sequel from the moment I first saw it on DVD! John Woo's touch gave this film a special human value that DePalma lacked in the first MI. Cruise and Newton's relationship shine throughout. The action is top notch and guaranteed to keep you on the edge! My favorite action clip is the motorcycle chase at the end. Not taking away from the others....its just my favorite! Highly recommended to the action-junky or Cruise fan!!!
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Summary: A major disappointment
Review: John Woo is one of my favourite directors. Face/Off is probably one of the best five films ever made. But this is just awful, lacking all the elements which made Face/Off what it was - the strong story and the human element, not just the spectacular action sequences.M:I 2 is just a money-making machine. The story is just another Bond-film reject script which won't hold your interest past the first ten minutes. And the film is full - completely full - of blatant product placement. But. It's still got some decent John Woo action sequences. So it's not a total failure. But it comes close.
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Summary: Ho-hum
Review: First movie was way better, this one is too much about the flashy things, like the stupid car chase where they're spinning around and then it goes into slow motion. This movie lacks real substance, and while the opening mountain climb sequence was really cool, most of the movie drags along too slowly. It relies heavily on the masks and voice changers instead of actual plot. Ving Rhames does a good job with what they give him. I would give this movie 2 stars, but the special features (like the MTV spoof with Ben Stiller) are good.
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Summary: It was fun!! Woo is the best director!!!
Review: A lot of Woo fans did not like this one. " ITs not (insert ultra-violent Woo hong kong film here)" they say. of course not. Woo will never make anything like Hardboiled again because in Hollywood, u cant have that much violence!! So accept that. This movie was a lot of fun to watch. Perfect summer entertainment!! Not too much complexity or depth considering its a Woo film but who cares? Most summer movies lack depth in order to be fun. The reason this film did not live up to expectations for many, including me was that there was not enough violence. but the movie was PG-13!! For that rating they managed to put in a good amount of action. Woo's direction moves the film along even if it slags at some points. But once the action starts u realize this movie is cool. The lab shootout, chase and beach fight are damn cool. Woo shows his talent for action here. As for the movie being unrealistic? whats the title of this movie? MISSION IMPOSSIBLE! And besides most Woo films go for whats cool over whats possible. Obviously u cant jump off motercylces and slam into each other, fall 50 feet and survive but who cares? suspend your disbelief and u will have fun. The aciton scenes are amazing.
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Summary: MISSION: MAKE HUGE MONEY
Review: There is only one problem here: from the word "go", you'll see this movie has no soul. I'm not complaining about the lame plot, the bad acting, the ridiculous villain, of the new RAMBO born all of a sudden in Ethan Hunt's character, of the silly "love triangle ". No. I could live with it although not liking it. But the fact that the movie is clearly driven by greedy to make money astonished me. Even though I don't admire Cruise as an actor, in general he chooses good scripts and tries to give his best. But in this one, he clearly went into a ego trip, looking for huge money in the summer movies. A sad attempt, on of the worst John Woo movies ever, a bad sequel.
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Summary: It wasn't MI:1... thankfully.
Review: Very good Mission Impossible movie. Lot's of action, plot, machismo(I've always wanted to use that word in a review). If you're looking for a movie with lot's of explosions, and very good angles, Woo is the man to deliver. If you are looking for a tear jerker, or something with substance, it won't be here. Not that is a bad thing, as movies are supposed to entertain. And this one pays up.
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Summary: No Plot? No Problem
Review: This movie was one of the worst films I have ever seen. John Woo tried to cover up his lack of plot by throwing in even more kung fu and explosions than he usually does. After seeing the first film done by a director that actually has talent(Brian De Palma), this film is hard to swallow. The worst thing, I think, is that Sir Anthony Hopkins actually lent his name to this film, if you could even call it a film. I still can't believe that the same brilliant actor who played Hannibal Lector in Silence of the Lambs would agree to do this film.
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Summary: Much better than the first.
Review: Mission: Impossible 2 Score: 74/100 I'll admit I wasn't exactly a very big fan of 1996's release, Mission: Impossible and I found myself wondering why I had bought myself tickets to the sequel while I was squirming around, waiting for the movie to start. Well, as it turns out, Mission: Impossible 2 is an example of a film that stylishly surpasses it's original, and it was well worth the money I paid. IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has been sent on a mission to retrieve and destroy the supply of a genetically created disease called 'Chimera'. 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 terrorist headed by a turned bad former IMF agent who has already managed to steal the cure called 'Bellerophon' and now need 'Chimera' to complete their grand plan of infecting the whole world. In order to infiltrate and locate the terrorist group he relies on the help of an international thief Nyah (Thandie Newton) of whom he quickly develops a love interest. Time is not only running out for Agent Hunt to find and destroy 'Chimera' before the terrorists get their hands on it, but he must also find 'Bellerophon' so as to save his love interest who has already become infected by the disease from a terrible and rapid death. The story is a bit on-edge, but, hell, who cares? You'll be having so much fun that you won't even notice the small flaws! The cast all get really involved in Mission: Impossible 2, especially Tom Cruise and Thandie Newton who light up the screen as two hip, adventurous go-getter's slowly falling for each other. Anthony Hopkins and Ving Rhames also have a blast of a time, Hopkins in particular, who, in his 3-minute screen appearance, manages to steal most of the movie. Director John Woo always assures that we will be having a blast watching Mission: Impossible 2, and he uses so many cool techniques in this sequel that you're smile is bound to get wider and wider with every minute. Flaws aside, this is a thrilling, breathtakingly shot movie that deserves the wide audience it got.
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Summary: Good Action Film
Review: Action fans will not be disappointed by MI2. John Woo, director of the John Travolta/Nichols Cage film Face/Off, has done some visually stunning action scenes in MI2. The plot is simple, but action is the keynote of this movie. The only problem with the film is Tom Cruise - he is just not an action star. Note for film buffs: the plot of this film is a techno update of Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious. Tom Cruise & Thandie Newton take on the roles played by Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman, while Dougray Scott does the Claude Rains part. Scott's relationship with his head bodyguard is similar to James Mason & Martin Landau in North By Northwest. And the producers claim MI2 is an original screenplay!
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Summary: Great Action Sequences
Review: As far as this movie goes, the plot was nothing great. Actually, I thought it was kind of lame. But the action sequences and the music in the movie totally grabbed me. It was worth putting up with the plot to experience the action and score of the movie.
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