Very Good

Rating: 10/10 (27 May 2000)

I saw MI-2 with five other friends last night, and I must say this is a very good film overall. Looking at the user voting stats, a lot of people voted this movie somewhere between a 7 and 8. And this is approximately where I would put this movie by John Woo. Although I see a wide range of opinions on this board, from the stats I think most people agree that MI-2 is superior to the original. Most of the criticism, I think, comes from expecting this movie to follow the original MI mix of 60% intrigue and 40% action. MI-2 is just the opposite: 60% action and 40% intrigue. And the action may be a little too hard-hitting and over the top for some fans. What surprised me, however, was Tom Cruise's athleticism onscreen- (Keanu Reeves was good in 'The Matrix', but he looked stiff as a board!) Four years ago, I saw the premier of MI at the Virgin Theaters in downtown NY, and at the end of the movie, I could see the question marks over everybody's heads. What did we just watch? MI-2, however, was just all applause!