" Original's Damaged Version "

Rating: 1/10 (11 March 2005)

I was almost blown away by watching Brian Da Palma's first Mission Impossible in 1996 only by it's story telling. When I knew there was a second story coming and this time from acclaimed director John Woo, I went Upside Down. But when I saw this anticipated sequel, all that expectations 'self destructed' in no seconds.
First of all Cruise is a damaged Hollywood actor, bounded in his 'super stardom'. For keeping his melting stardom he produced this sequel by disfiguring the creativity of Mr.Woo, making him to do things Beyond the LINES.
Mission Impossible 2 (Spoilers******)
Sequel to the 1996 movie, this time IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has been sent on a mission to retrieve and destroy the supply of a genetically created virus called 'Chimera'. For this he must trace down Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott) by his ex-girl friend Nyah Nordoff-Hall (Thandie Newton). Things went wrong when an affair started to happen between Nyah and Hunt.
Scripted by veteran Hollywood screenwriter Robert Towne for the story of Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga, this movie moves with Romance, Tensions, and Actions. The STORY got nothing to contribute to the movie 'cause much of the script was incorporated around action scenes that director John Woo envisioned.
But his version was corrupted by TOM CRUISE's involvement, yes, Tom Cruise is the producer, so that means he must be portrayed as larger than God like character. Don't know What the hell Tom wanted from this movie. Cruise kept encouraging additional invention, wanting Woo to make things higher, wider, and faster. So we must see MI2 as an ACTION vehicle designed for Cruise, to his own specifications.
Even after such draw backs John Woo managed to gave his best for this movie. His stylized camera works, slow motions, plus fast cutting chasing action scenes. Especially the pigeon flying over Ethan when he appears from the fire flames, dialogues like "Just stay alive, I am not going to loose you", and that watery slow motion jumps. No one can capture that poetic movements except Woo.
Also the soul of the movie was created by Hans Zimmer. Not over than Danny Elfman's previous score, but it suits with the fast cutting tones. Hans Zimmer did a good job for providing a respected score with authentic flamenco styles with heavy metal action cues for this messy film.
All in all it's a great movie if we can forget the previous one. Cruise sucked in every crucial points in the movie, in interviews he even claimed that he did all his stunts. Then what was stunt guys Keith Campbell and Ron Kauk doing in the mountains, why Jimmy N. Roberts and Matt Mingay credited for motor cycles stunt doubles? Mr. Super G*Y want to fool us.
Only thing happened good in the movie was its production conflicts and delays. Because of that, Dougray Scott had to give up his upcoming movie X-Men. And that role went to Mr. Hugh Jackman. O my GOD! What would have happened if the movie finished at the correct schedule in Australia? Huh, a great loss for the Australians and rest of the world (Jackman was from Australia and I can't assume any one in the place of Logan, he is the perfect Wolverine for the X-Men movie)
I give this movie 1 out of 10!
M I :2 = A Good Wrong Movie.