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Summary: Don't shoot the messenger
Review: Tom Cruise as an actor is simply a messenger. As a producer, he is creating the message along with the director and screenwriter. And the message conveyed, the messengers appear 2-dimensional, and in Cruise's case, certainly not wanting to cheer for.One reason for this is Woo's style. It's weird that bullets never ran out in Hard Boiled and it managed to be quite delirious and original. One can sense the angst and uncertainty of early 1990's Hong Kong where its citizens seemed to ignore the looming imminence of the Chinese takeover of the city. Yet when Cruise's character almost never gets a scratch, he seems too cocky. Too smooth, and therefore nothing we can latch on to identify and feel for the hero. I found the toys in Toy Story/Toy Story 2 more charming and believable. They seem better "actors" than Cruise can ever be in this forgettable movie (only this -- he is a great actor in his other films).
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Summary: Yikes, some people are hard to please
Review: This movie was a visually stunning, exciting watch. No, it's not a Citizen Kane, but it's a fun and exciting Mission: Impossible. Don't listen to those here who say it was unwatchable, that's just plain ridiculous. I get bored very easily with bad movies, but this one just isn't boring, but lots of fun. MI1 was better IMO, but this one is good. Recommended.
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Summary: Good Action, Horrible Story
Review: Mission:Impossible-2 was a movie that could've been truly great but stunk. The reason for this is because they probably rushed the movie so it would have no summer competition. The only thing I really enjoyed in this film was the action and the plot throw ins with the masks(which were actually cheesy if you think about it). The first movie was much better than this one and I hope you decide to enjoy that one instead of this. I personally feel that Tom Cruise should quit the whole Mission series (incase you haven't heard there are plans to make many more) and find something he would do good at. Here is a little tid-bit: You may want to skip to the last half hour- 45 minutes of the movie as this part is where all the action and plot takes place. This is one part of the film you will definitley enjoy. The other parts of the movie are just horrible. To understand what's happening read the Amazon provided summary. So in conclusion, if you are looking for some action scenes, this is the way to go. For a great story, don't bother with this one. I reccomend you rent this one and buy the first Mission. That's basically it. BYE.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: M-I-2 is a great flm with a great story and tons of action sequences. The story goes like this: A scientist discovers this disease Chimeria. And then Sean Ambrose steals it from him. It is then up to Ethan Hunt to get it back. Mission Impossible 2 has its share of great action scenes that looked almost impossible to create. Tom Cruise is great in M-I-2. The DVD also has great features like Impossible shots which shows you how they created certain action scenes (11 scenes in all). Also the MTV parody Mission Improbable as well as a Metallica video and many more. The menus n M-I-1 are great and filled with life as long as phrases as "this question will self destruct in 15 seconds". If you are an action or adventure fan M-I-2 is for you. Dont go wrong get this DVD!
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Summary: Excellent style and visual effects, but far fetched.....
Review: I read some other reviews and seen a comparison to the James Bond 007 movies, which turned on a light bulb in my head. I have not seen the original MI series and I assume the first MI movie in 1996 was close to in story. I am a huge fan of the James Bond films, to which they are my kind of style and liking. As you see the second film in the MI series, MI2 follows more of a James Bond storyline, rather than the original MI movie. I am a fan of John Woo and really like a movie he produced in 1997 called "The Replacement Killers" to which MI2 has a similar style. The only reason I like this movie so much is because of the James Bond type action, the awesome music and special effects. I liked the slow motion action also. The aspects that turned me off were the fake over the top action scenes, like the spinning cars, the sportbike scene from the on road chase to the off road chase, the fake wheelies in the dirt and the fake joust scene.
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Summary: A Way to Go Tom!
Review: This is an excellent movie. If you love Tom Cruise, John Woo films, Dougray Scott, or just love action movies. Then this is the movie for you!
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Summary: Well, I suppose there always could have been more fighting..
Review: My family and I rented MI:2 on DVD this evening. Having seen the first movie and not been entirely impressed with it, my expectations weren't exceedingly high for the second. This was a stroke of fortune on my part because the movie was not very good. Though director John Woo did seem to have made it at least somewhat visually intriguing, no effort to spice up aesthetics could have made up for the lacking "plot." The "Plot" consists of the following - Cliffs; sexy people falling into bed with eachother immediately after meeting; car chases around cliffs; dangerous viruses; girls in sexy dresses; violent acts involving fingers; mucho MI-style mask-action; motercycles; blowing up a few things here and there; helicopters; a jealous villian; and some matrix-wannebe fighting action. In no particular order. The rest of the movie is just an attempt to link the previously listed. Oh, and don't be fooled into thinking this movie co-stars Anthony Hopkins! His appearances in it are rare, at the the most. If anything, this movie is capable of making a person respect the first one more. I guess it wasn't so bad after all.
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Summary: Classic example of "It's all about money."
Review: Let me first say that I like Tom Cruise as an actor very much- he is in 2 of my favorite films (Magnolia and Jerry Maguire) and having met him can say first-hand that he is a gracious person and doesn't seem to do things only for the paycheck. So it is hard to explain what all of this movie was. I love John Woo; Dougray Scott is a fine actor, Thandie Newton is appropriate... it's just that THERE WAS NO SCRIPT WITHIN 5 MILES OF THIS MOVIE. I still find it amazing that with all the considerations made for various things in a movie, the script seems to be the thing least paid attention to. What did this movie cost, $100 million+? It had to, because it looked great and that's it. I don't expect the equivalent of MI1, but this is plain terrible. MI1 was EXCELLENT- took a while to figure out what was going on, but very fun! This one uses the things that made the 1st one cool, like the realistic masks, etc. to cover coincidences or plot holes... very dissapointing. Like I said, I didn't expect much, but when you put talents like that together and this is all you come up with, you should rethink paying actors and directors that much, and concentrate on what should matter the most- the story. I long for the days when Woo was brilliant (The Killer, A Better Tomorrow) and his flashes of brilliance since then (Face/Off). Oh well- as you can see from mine and the other reviewers, if you enjoy Armageddon and the like you'll enjoy this... if you're looking for good direction, solid acting and a great story, STEER CLEAR.
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Summary: It's a great movie!
Review: I really like action movies. I wasn't very excited about this movie, as Mission Impossible 1 was very bad, very bored. But, when I saw this movie, I was really impressed. I really like it a lot, I will certainly watch it again.
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Summary: MI-2 is awesome
Review: MI-2 is flat out the best action thriler of all time. It super cool, super sexy, and super action packed. MI-2 is an exercise in two gun shooting, cool motorcycle chases, and Kung Fu. This movie is beautifully directed by action master John Woo. This movie has great camer angles, a beautiful look and awesome action. But lets not forget the actors. The actors are serious and have no time to play around. It has a great villian played well by, Dougray Scott, and his bad buddies are cool as well. And the man him self, Tom Cruise, is awesome as usually. Tom and bad girl Thandie Newton are perfect together. So all together you got a great looking thriller with awesome action, good actors, great stunts and just a very good time at the movies. I'm mean come on, name a movie that has the hero and the villian crash their motorcycle together and smash into one other in mid air. Now that's entertainment. Bring on MI-3.
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