Excellent.

Rating: Null/10 (25 May 2000)

First off, my favourite film is 'Double Life of Veronique'. I'm an Art Film buff. My least favourite film is 'Con Air'. A truly deplorable film of no value. However I _can_ understand the appeal of an action movie. Most, however, disappoint because the films have no focus and the action just isn't done well.
But MI:2 works. Great performances--this truly is the bi-sexual movie event of the decade with two immaculate stars in Cruise and Newton (whose character seems allergic to bras)--lovely camera work and action that delivers. The plot is so utterly sidetracked that the film becomes almost a visual poem, an ode to adrenalin, and side-steps the usual problems faced by action vehicles--namely that the plot stinks. Woo just does away with the plot, so that it won't distract us with its inconsistencies.
By no means is this Eyes Wide Shut, but it's well worth your money and a decent addition to Cruise's CV.