All Woo, all the time

Rating: 9/10 (24 May 2000)

I was concerned that John Woo making a sequel to Mission Impossible II would overshadow the MI "brand" as it were. Luckily I was right. This movie is all Woo. A beautiful piece of celluloid.
Honestly, if you're looking for the MI of De Palma days, you're not going to get it. What you'll find here is intense slow motion, the odd white dove and of course the most insane, double gun clutching, I'll-take-a-whole-army-of-you-lot action. At times I was worried that Mr Woo had missed the whole point, but I found myself extremely happy, letting out cries of "wicked", "oh yeah" and more "oh yeah"s.
This is a truly beautiful film.