Intrigue and action combined

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2000)

Mission: Impossible 2 delivers on all fronts. It has exotic locales, a beautiful woman, a really nasty villain, good butt kicking action and Tom Cruise gliding effortlessly through it all. The plot centers around a disease called Chimera, something really nasty that many would pay dearly to get their hands on it. With a neat opening sequence, the plot is off and running. From there, we catch up with Ethan Hunt, dangling off of a cliff. He gets his orders and we're off on a thrill ride that only John Woo can deliver. The first part of the movie gives us espionage, treachery, suspense and a taste of what's to come in the second half. Woo gives us his trademark action sequences where laws of physics take a back seat to his dazzling displays of bullets and bodies flying through space, and there are many scenes of this caliber that are just too visual to describe. There are enough explosions, car crashes and fights to satisfy any fan of a good action film. Your mission, seek out M:I-2 and see Woo and Cruise work their magic.