John Woo comes through, despite muddled script

Rating: Null/10 (18 November 2001)

As MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 begins, Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt enjoys a vacation of mountain climbing, and leaps from cliff to cliff in a cartoon manner. Director John Woo is cleverly setting the tone for his action thriller, light, silly, not to be taken seriously. As Hunt begins to solve the mystery, everything becomes incredibly mixed up, confusing, sometimes boring.
The saving grace comes at the end, with a beautifully filmed motorcycle chase. Woo uses tracking shots, slow motion, natural sounds, all a film-maker's tools to make the film worth the price of admission. Wish the rest of the film was as good.