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Summary: A Great Movie, But Focused Too Much on Cruise
Review: It was a given that, with the success of Mission Impossible, we were bound to witness a M:I-2 sooner or later. The sequel is very good, but it just couldn't live up to the success of its predecessor. This is probably because of minor irratations throughout the movie. First, with Tom Cruise playing a bigger role behind the cameras this time, a lot of the movie is focused on him. M:I-2 also uses slow-motion way too much. Some of the action scenes would have been way better if it weren't for this. But enough criticism, I didn't give this movie four stars for nothing.The storyline in the sequal is very unique (and not nearly as confusing). The premise is simple; a bio-medical engineer has created a super-virus that only he himself has the cure to. When the virus gets into the wrong hands, it is up to Cruise to prevent a world-wide breakout. Woo did a stellar job on the action scenes in M:I-2, as well. Everybody will also be relieved to hear that the storyline is a lot easier to understand this time. There are still a lot of old fasioned plot twists this time, but they are explained much better. All in all its a solid movie. The first 20 minutes or so are painfully slow, but if you can get past this, you will agree that this is a great film.
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Summary: Your mission is to watch this brillant film.
Review: this film is the bomb ! Tom Cruise is the man ! Thandie Newton is the woman and the rest are.... there. This film is stylish and John Woo has made the perfect action ... romance movie. I want to star in MI 3 so tom, if you're reading, email me please. The soundtrack rocks , especially Limp Bizkit. ROCK ON !
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Summary: Its So Bad Its.......Bad
Review: What a steaming pile of .... this is. I thought Tom Cruise was better at choosing his projects but this is a return to his Days of Thunders/Cocktail days. The movie is just so high on itself. The scene where the two motorcycles fly up in the air while the two "heroes" fight belongs in a cartoon. Don't get me wrong I like dumb cartoonish movies like Starship Troopers but John Woo takes this movie too seriously. Even Anthony Hopkins's eyes (his cameo) were missing his usual fire. Some people in Hollywood are WAY OVERPAID.
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Summary: First one was much better
Review: I thought this movie copied "the Matrix", "James Bond" and almost every other kick em' up shoot em' up action film out there. The first one was much better, this one was more for the use of shooting, blowing up, kicking, and fighting. it's just your typical action flick, nothing spectacular. It's worth seeing at least once, but just know it's nothing like the first one. Much more blood/gore.
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Summary: Bond is better.
Review: Mi2 just steals from bond movies,so cliché, pigeons..etc. Seems to me that people who thinks mi2 was original and good action movie, havent seen much films, or they watch only films that are "hot".. MI1 was much better.. Woo has surely lost something,imagination.
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Summary: Cool Movie
Review: I saw this movie in theaters the first day it came out. It was a little slow in the middle, but had some great action sceanes at the end. I'm glad they are putting the Metallica , I Dissapear video on the DVD, but why arn't they putting the Limp Bizkit Take a Look Around(MI-2 Theme) on it. I just watched the Take a look around video and thought it is so much cooler than the I dissappear video. If they included the Limp Bizkit video, this would get 5 stars.
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Summary: Mediocre action movie w/o the spirit of the TV series
Review: The opening sequence of the movie sets the tone for the movie. We are introduced to a buffed-up, shaggy-haired Tom Cruise climbing the vertical face of a rocky cliff in the middle of some barren landscape. It is a beautiful, breath taking, death-defying ballet, but it is an entirely solo act. The premise of the television series was that a group of skilled government operatives would be brought in based on their specialties and orchestrate a complex mission. The first MI movie actually showed some of this spirit in the opening embassy sequence, but lost its steam as the complexity of the plot wore that movie out. MI:2 is basically all Tom Cruise all the time. He drives, he fights, he dons disguise after disguise, he jumps, he kicks, he hides, and does all those things that action stars do. Sure, there are a couple of support agents, but one is a glorified chauffeur, and the other just looks at a computer screen and looks worried. The plot is standard action movie fare. Bad guy, a former MI operative himself, wants to get his hands on a ultra-deadly toxin and its vaccine. He plans to use it to demand billions from Australia, and the only one who can stop him is Mr. Cruise. The key lies with a former lover of the villain. A jewel thief, played by the beautiful Thandie Newton, she is recruited by Mr. Cruise, and they both promptly fall in love. Much mayhem and destruction follow, as well as the predictable twists and turns, which climax in a mano-a-mano between hero and villain. The movie bears the hallmarks of the direction, noted Hong Kong action filmmaker John Woo. There are the beautifully choreographed gun fights, the use of slow motion to enhance the drama and the mood of the characters, as well as the requisite doves flying in slow motion. The special effects are par for the course, with plenty of explosions, bullets and locations that seemed to have been built for the sole purpose of being destroyed during gun fights. One special effect that is particularly effective (until it is used for the upteenth time) is the removal of masks. It is truly fantastic what a leap in technology we have from MI:1's mask removal sequence and MI:2's mask scenes. All in all, it is an average action movie that strays too far from the more cerebral Mission Impossible roots to land squarely in James Bond territory - there is even an M like character portrayed by Sir Anthony Hopkins.
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Summary: Better than M:I -1
Review: This Mission: Impossible sequel has more action, a better plot more character and a very good soundtrack. Much of the action involves Tom Cruise running around Australia trying to stop a killer virus. That's better than Tom Cruise running around a train trying to steal a government NOC List. This is good fun.
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Summary: A great action movie, but that's it.
Review: This movie had great action sequences, but the story doesn't even follow the Mission Impossible theme. Since when is MI about Tom Cruise? It's supposed to be a team thing, not a one man circus. John Woo's trademark doves flying around and slowmotion/instant replay action scenes get really stupid after awhile. The overuse of the facemaker gets stupid after awhile too, which makes this movie very unrealistic. I mean, he walks into a place with a gun and a small backpack and everytime he goes around a corner, he knocks someone out, copies their face and voice. Dumb, dumb, dumb. He also uses his gun all the time, which makes him rather not sneaky. This movie is not nearly as good as the first, but I'm still giving it 3 stars because I like action movies.
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Summary: What was that?
Review: This movie was just action. The plot was weak. The acting was fair..The only reason I am giving this movie 3 stars is because the girl tom cruise was messin with was Fine! This movie was a more like a James bond Flick. Worth renting not buying.
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