I Made a List!

Rating: Null/10 (12 June 2000)

First of all, when she turned Ethan's gun on herself, I laughed out loud. And second, I will never forgive them for portraying Jim Phelps as a traitor in the first movie. Okay, here's my list:
1. A consummate professional, i.e. Ethan Hunt, is so easily distracted by a woman he has just met and who he knows is central to the mission.
2. One night of sex between two strangers, turns into: Screw the mission, you're my woman now - insert caveman grunting. James Bond would have "took pleasure in great beauty" and left the bimbo laying there until he needed her again.
3. Implausible and useless--even for an action adventure movie--plot lines. Contrived, obvious and cliched.
4. Endless fight scenes. Why are bad guys always such bad shots and how many bullets does the average automatic pistol clip hold anyway??? (I know the answer) And how many of those clips can reasonable fit in a jacket pocket. Viewers are not that stupid!
5. And finally, two words: TEAM WORK. The Impossible Mission Force. Remember? This movie was merely a vehicle for Tom Cruise. Who by the way STILL doesn't have any hair on his chest. The two IMF team members roles were reduced to almost comic relief status.
6. Professional, self directed, ambitious female thief turned into bra-less scantily clad damsel in distress. How insulting to the character. Thandia my dear, what were you thinking of, did you owe someone a favor?
Okay, I'm done. I'm going to see Shanghi Noon next. At least I'll know when to laugh.