Less bang for your buck despite the bullets

Rating: 4/10 (5 August 2016)

"Mission Impossible II" did _not_ stand the jump from big to small screen. It's one of those movies that puts the chapter-skip button to use. When the guns are holstered, it's a real drag, and that's really the best way to describe this movie. Thandie Newton's subplot just doesn't work, and you find yourself wanting to move ahead to the next action scene. Speaking for myself, that is.
To that end, if you have the patience to sit through the melodrama, there's a real charge to the gunfights. The tactical precision of the first film has been replace by dual-wielded Berettas; and it's fun, even today. Using your motorcycle sideview to shoot the guy behind you? That's total John Woo! The man left his mark on the franchise, to be sure - it's just a shame it had to be with such a dull script.
4/10