much better than the first

Rating: 7/10 (28 May 2000)

I thought the first Mission: Impossible was stupid. To be honest, much of this second installment is stupid, too, but it's so much more fun to watch. Sure, the relationship between Cruise and Newton is forced and laughable. Granted, most of the film's action sequences are unrealistic, and slow motion shots are used entirely too often.
But director John Woo sure knows how to make an exciting movie. Even though I was certainly aware of the impossiblity of Tom Cruise's Double Dragon style fighting maneuvers, I was nevertheless entertained. Really, the trick to enjoying this movie is simple: just don't expect to take it seriously (and to laugh occasionally). 7/10