Your mission is...

Rating: Null/10 (26 August 2000)

... should you choose to accept it...
Let' s get one thing clear (referring to the posted comment) a movie isn' t always the true reflection of reality not even when it is set in real places with real things. Sometimes it is an unique world with its own rules and laws (of physics for example). Sometimes a movie when it is very realistic or even more can make you accept reality (and life) as it is or make you remember than someone' s reality is worse than yours. But sometimes a movie lets you forget reality for two hours taking you somewhere else and letting you take a break from your real world, your worries and your brain. A movie can be a very powerful relaxant. And one of these is Mission: Impossible II.
I' m not going to pick on the plot because it really does not have a primary role in the movie. It is simple and clear and you don' t have to twist your mind over it. It is light and easy to cope with. Good versus bad, that' s all. The dominant factor is the style. And if you know John Woo' s filmography you should know that style is his middle name (and not realism, see Face Off or Crying Freeman). The BioCyte laboratory scene is a great example of Woo' s surgical perfection and style. And when it merges with Hans Zimmer' s music (the soundtrack is great, but you should see the movie first) you are seeing one of the best if not the best action scene in movie history. And I think that the showdown on the beach will become the obligatory studying material on film schools for one on one close combat. If Face Off was Woo' s The Nutcracker Prince, M:I-2 is the Swan Lake. Perfect.
M:I-2 is the ultimate popcorn movie, when you shut down your brain and feast your eyes and ears. Worry free. And what concerns the realism lack, nobody went through the roof for M:I-1 and especially not for all the James Bond movies. Accept it or don' t. But don' t criticise it for what it is.
And to all those who say that is impossible, this is impossible let me rephrase the line of sir Anthony Hopkins: "Mr. Hunt, this isn't mission possible, it's mission IMPOSSIBLE."
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