Great action movie

Rating: 8/10 (6 April 2005)

This is one of my preferred films. Although I am not a fan of Tom Cruise, I think his role playing here is excellent. The first "Mission Impossible" was OK, but not convincing (e.g. the helicopter stunt in the tunnel). But this one has beautiful pictures, impressive stunts and a suspense atmosphere. Just take a look at the opening scene, when Tom Cruise climbs up the cliff: fantastic colors, great view, very good sound background. I like to sit back and enjoy this scene on my 100 cm 16:9 TV again and again, pushing my surround-receiver to the limit. Another great scene: the car-ballet between Tom Cruise and Thandie Newton (it is a pity to see these car crash ). John Woo did a really great job here as director !