Action-packed, but nothing to shout about.

Rating: 5/10 (8 June 2000)

"Mission: Impossible 2" is a very exciting action flick, but there is nothing at the core of it. The action sequences are totally stilted, and a lot of the stunts seem to copy off of 1999's superior action film, "The Matrix." Tom Cruise gives yet another self-aware, but interesting, performance. Dougray Scott does his best with his cardboard villain, but comes off just as flat and colorless as his character. Thandie Newton isn't given much to do with her character, except sleep with Cruise's character and some other stuff, too. The highlight performance is the cameo by Anthony Hopkins, who, unfortunately, only turns up a few times in the film. Overall, certainly not a terrible film, but basically a waste of time. I give "Mission: Impossible 2" 5.5 out of 10.