i wanted to leave or fall asleep or get be bludgeoned to death anything to end the suffering

Rating: 2/10 (23 June 2000)

the first mission impossible was decent but entertaining. this one was really really bad. SPOILERS! this whole movie is a spoiler, as in it spoiled my mood, my day, and 8 bucks that could have been better used to see gladiator for a third times. the mask gag was fun when it was used in the 1st movie. using it like 12 times in this one is what one calls gimmick-overkill. where do all these people get these masks?? also, one more shot of a pigeon fluttering by in slo-mo and i was going to --- i can't say it would incite people to violence. and how from the 1st movie to the 2nd movie did ethan hunt become a martial arts master?? why can't he just punch or kick someone instead of flipping around or upside down 360 degrees before?? seems kind of inefficient. and whatever happened to mission impossible gadgets?? or i guess we could choose the standard shooting auto-fire guns all over the place option. i would like to take this moment to say i used to really like john woo movies, that is to say, before he went hollywood. movies like hard-boiled would get an A from me, but face-off and replacement killers and now this? this movie was a gigantic disappointment for me. it got a 2 instead of a 1 because of the respect i have for the people involved, but don't ever do this to me again!!