More Woo Then Wow.

Rating: Null/10 (28 June 2014)

My expectations for MI:2 were a bit mixed. I went in knowing that this was John Woo picture so I was expecting a lot of action, a lot of styled violence and the minimum of plot. On the other hand, I knew that this was 'Mission: Impossible' and judging by the first movie, I had a feeling that the plot might be a bit convoluted. I was right the first time.
MI:2 is a mindless action movie in the truest sense of the word. The plot involving Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) trying to retrieve a stolen killer virus simply a hook to hang a lot of action scenes on. But being that Woo knows how to create great visuals and tries new things with is style, you know that the action won't be boring.
The positive this time is the addition of Thandie Newton (one of my favorite actresses) of 'Flirting' and 'Beloved', a beautiful actress with smoldering eyes, she brings life to scenes that otherwise would have been a big yawn. I should also mention the addition of Anthony Hopkins. He is always exciting to watch.
The downside is that the movie seems to be 'dumming it down' in favor of a bigger, louder action movie. For all of it's convoluted story twists I enjoyed the first one a little more. This one isn't bad I just found it to be a watermelon-sized movie with a marble-sized plot.