A stupid action movie, not much more

Rating: 6/10 (23 October 2000)

It is important to understand that this is not a sequel to MI1. Mission Impossible 1 was a slick, intelligent, spy movie. MI2 is not. To compare the two movies is like comparing James Bond to Ronin. The only similarity is that Tom Cruise plays a character with the same name from the first movie, IT IS NOT THE SAME CHARACTER!
First off, the difference in the movies are much like Tom Cruise's hair. In the first movie, Tom's hair was short and very military like. That's what the first movie was. It was serious and centered less on action. Tom's hair in the second movie is long and very California-ish. So is the movie. It loses the military seriousness and trades it for action. Tom Cruises character has also changed drastically. He is now longer serious, but quite the opposite. He is always smiling and happy. ALWAYS!

Now, I don't think that is a bad thing. I liked this movie. The action sequences are amazing, and with leave you breath less. However, being a fan of the first film, I didn't like it as much. Most people didn't like the first film because they couldn't understand it, Keyser Soze syndrome it's called. So, if you didn't get the first film, you will like this movie.
However, if you enjoyed the first film and expected a real sequel, go rent Ronin.