Why did they do this?

Rating: Null/10 (28 May 2000)

Oh, come on. The key to making an action sequence or stunt work is to have whatever it is be remotely within the realm of the possible. Rarely did anything in this movie manage to fit this criteria. Add a plot with loopholes big enough to drive a mack truck through and you've got a pretty bletcherous movie. Also, why did they see fit to include the most stupid schtick from the first movie (The magic rubber face-masks) in the sequal? To add insult to injury they did it four (yes that's 4) times!! Why were the other characters, who seemed more interesting than Tom Cruise's shallow 'Ethan' character so marginalized? Why was the female role so weak? The plot was insipid and meandered around until it finally just vanished altogether. I wasn't expecting too much honestly but even with my lowered expectations I was quite disappointed.