Gee, let's ruin a good franchise!

Rating: Null/10 (24 May 2000)

Embarrassing about sums it up. John Woo has proven that he's no concept of the nuances that make "Mission: Impossible" the quality espionage it has always been. For a John Woo film I will say M:I-2 is better than Hard Target, but it's a generic John Woo film with nothing new, and certainly nothing in the tradition and spirit of M:I. The team effort that made the tv shows and even the first film great is missing entirely here. It serves only as a vehicle to make Tom Cruise look good. And where did Ethan Hunt pick up kung-fu!? The Matrix sequel isn't due for a couple of years yet! They've changed M:I into a poor American James Bond knockoff. Sorry folks, but the best part of this film was the trailer for Titan A.E. Save your money world, wait for M:I-2 on cable, and by doing so, force them to bring back DePalma or another formidable director who does not rely solely on slo-mo, guns, and explosions for his film making. I've waited 4 years for what has been the biggest film disappointment of the Millennium for me.