Two Movies For the Price of One!

Rating: 8/10 (11 December 2000)

This movie truly could have been great. I mean incredible. Instead, it was two different movies. The first movie was one about some girl breaking up with some guy, Tom Cruise taking her back and them falling in love. During this first hour or so of film, I was so bored I don't even remember what all happened. THAT's how bad it was. Just a bunch of random scenes all tied together somehow. Then the characters... normally I don't care about "underdevelopment," especially in action films. But we get a glimpse of some Aussies then suddenly we know them like we know Cruise's character? Huh?
Well the second movie... rocked! John Woo all the way. No doubt about it. Face/Off times ten. True action. No way around it. Some of the most hair raising sequences and most unrealistic. Still, it was incredible. I had a blast during this film.
So, we are presented with 3 films... the first one, M:I 1, the original, remains true to the original series. The second film, M:I 2.1, bores the hell out of you. The third one, M:I 2.2, is the best of the series.
Overall: 6.5 out of 10.