I wanted it to be better

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 2000)

This one didn't just lower my expectations on Mission: Impossible, it also lowered my expectations on John Woo. What did he need a $100 million + budget for? For some usual shootings and car chases? Well, the final 20 minutes are what you're waiting for: a brilliant motorcycle race that leaves you breathless. But everything before is nothing compared to other Woo masterpieces. Just two words: Thandie Newton. Her character is the most annoying I've ever seen. The way she looks simply creeps me out. Her scenes with Tom Cruise don't work! But I thought everything Cruise did was unconsciously funny! This is not Ethan Hunt anymore, this is just an exchangeable action figure. The final fight is like Bud Spencer vs. Terence Hill. How many kicks, punches, hits can a normal person take? Yeah, these are no normal persons, but I just laughed about it. Maybe I expected too much, maybe I was too much in de Palmas mission, but I was disappointed and the only thing to do is hoping for Woo's next try, he's still the god of action movies. 4/10