Give it a second chance!

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2000)

Ok, I agree this film is in no way perfect. Saying that, it is a great action film. What else would you expect from John Woo? I found certain things in this film to be unnecessary. The slow moving shots in Spain, while the chemistry between Cruise and Newton was being set alight for example. There was no need at all for the (what I found annoying) black dress, sweeping across the screen! I also saw no need for the constant use of white doves in the latter half of the film. I understand what they were there to represent, but they (like the dress) became increasingly annoying.
On a positive note, the opening to the film, in the Australian outback was fantastic. And, after watching the "making of" documentary on the DVD, I am even more impressed. I don't think I ever truly believed that Action Man Tom actually did most of those stunts himself! The best part of the film is in the Chimera Lab. The tension, action and especially the score come together to make that a great scene. I think that it is worth watching the film just for that few minutes.
I do think that casting Dougray Scott as the villain was a bad idea. He doesn't seem to quite give his character enough menace. One thing that we can thank Paramount for, in regards to casting him, is, that he was unable to play Wolverine in X-Men due to the over run shooting schedule. Thank God!
All I can say is, try and give M;I-2 a second chance. It really isn't as bad a film as everyone first thinks. Yes, it has its faults. But don't ALL films? I think that it is an enjoyable action film, but it just doesn't come close to being as good as the first Mission Impossible.