Very John Woo

Rating: Null/10 (30 May 2000)

MI2 was very John Woo-- lots of explosions, gunfire, wrap around slo-mo camera shots, and amazing feats of human strength. If you've never seen John Woo's work before, rent "Broken Arrow" or "Face Off". Then you'll get the idea.
Tom Cruise does a good job of avoiding bullets shot in the open, flipping in mid-air, walking through fire and looking cool in every shot. Dougray Scott does a surprisingly good job as the villain. The score is quite good and some of the explosions are rather nifty. However, the whole motorcycle scene when the two fly into each other at top speed, grab on and fall 30 feet, only to stand up and keep fighting was just too much for me.

All in all, a great mindless flick. If you want some fun with lots of eye candy, go see this.