Hyped and Substanceless, but not Detestable or Worthless

Rating: 4/10 (31 May 2000)

As the first overhyped movie of the summer, we are presented with Mission: Impossible 2, the sequel to 1994's Mission: Impossible, which wasn't even really that great to begin with, what with a barely held together plot and all. The tradition of not being as great as it's told to be follows in the sequel. THere are huge characters changes in Cruise's Hunt, and his supporting team is rarely seen, the character's actions seem to belong to other people at time, and John Woo's action scene certainly aren't up to his par.
However, there are several improvements from the original. While the plot may seem rehashed, its much more tangible than the first one's, and does allow for a better villian, and a better sense of danger. Also, the action scenes, though not great, have more action in them, but at the expense of the suspense of the first one's.
But the few improvements cannot help what is really just 1/12 of a good James Bond movie.