Why so bad????

Rating: Null/10 (13 July 2000)

I am really surprised by the number of bad reviews this film has had. The only thing I can think of is that people are actually wanting to be totally confused throughout a movie (like the first one), wanting to see completely improbable stunts in completely probable situations (like the first one) and wanting to see a leading lady that looks like she has just got up (like the first one).
OK, well maybe the first MISSION IMPOSSIBLE wasn't that bad - but this film chewed it up then spat it out in disgust - it rocks!
Tom Cruise is magnificent as Ethan Hunt, Thandie Newton has given me a reason to relish the pause button on a DVD player, and Anthony Hopkins (in a sadly small role) delivers the film's best lines better than anyone else. MI:2 is certainly not as clever as either the original series or the first film, but take it on face value and you cannot possibly not be swept away by the scale of it all. The things you can do with a motorbike...!
Don't listen to anyone else - see this film now - if Cruise doesn't make his alleged expected 75 million dollars, I think he's been short-changed!