Can stand on it's own, not just another re-hash

Rating: Null/10 (26 May 2000)

M:I-2 stays away from the normal sequal rehash formula. Similar to the Alien franchise, M:I-2 is a completely diffirent animal than M:I-1. It isn't even the same genre: M:I-2 is clearly an action movie directed by an action director (John Wu), where as the focus on M:I-1 is suspense and James-Bondism. Secondly, the plot in M:I-1 was full of twists, and complicated motives. M:I-2 stays clear of that with a simple plot, as follows: villian steals object, hero tracks down villian, hero meets girl, hero stops villan. Even the film's music is diffirent than the first one. Bongos and flutes have been replaced with hard-rock, choir opera arrangments, and a beautiful balad for the female lead. Considering all of that, comparing M:I-1 to M:I-2 is like apples and oranges. If you want thick plot and espionage, see part one. If you want the most beautifuly choriographed action since the Matrix, and a good VS. evil story, try part 2.