A good action film, but not in line with original

Rating: 7/10 (25 March 2003)

I enjoyed this film as a plain old shoot-em-up sort of action film. However the original was very unique, in that it was very suspenseful and you were drawn into the story more because of the story-line.
Unfortunately, what John Woo has done is, i guess, what he does best and that is make a old fashioned action film. I would have enjoyed this a lot more if it was called something different and not associated with the Mission Impossible franchise.
In short, if you loved the first one, then you probably wont like this. However if you like your typical action film, then this is the one for you.