Director: John Woo
Genre: Action/
Adventure
Runtime: 123
minutes
Year:
2000
Starring: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Thandie Newton, Dougray Scott, Richard Roxburgh,
Brendan Gleeson, Billy Baird
Description: IMF agent
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically
modified disease called “Chimera”.
Review: Ethan Hunt returns, and is now called to Sydney to find and destroy a
dangerous disease called Chimera.
Before starting my rewatch
of all the movies in the “Mission: Impossble” franchise, I did remember that
the second installment wasn’t the best. But now that I’ve seen it again after
so many years, I realize it’s actually pretty bad. It’s just shamelessly
action-packed, yet still taking itself seriously, when it’s actually a bit
ridiculous. And I now most of the films in this franchise are filled with
action and are pure popcorn films, but they do have substance. “Mission:
Impossible 2” feels so different from the rest for some reason.
The story isn’t well
written. The acting is pretty bad, I hated the villain. Dougray Scott is not convincing
as a bad guy and I never took him seriously. Thandie Newton who plays Nya Hall,
the love interest/ ally of Ethan Hunt, although doing her best, is overly
sexualized and I think she could have been more this movie then just the pretty
woman functioning as the decoy.
I did like the soundtrack, that
was definitely in my wheel house. With lots of ripping guitars.
Long story short, this is
the odd one out in the “Mission: Impossible” series. And I did not like it.
Rating: 2/
5
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