A flashy movie but I believe that there should have been more "Woo" scenes

Rating: 7/10 (25 May 2000)

When going into the theatre prepared to watch M:I:2. I had very high expectations. Having seen other John Woo movies, I was ready for some fancy gun play. I was surprised to see what I believe was a sort of love story trying to thicken the plot. Love stories are cool don't get me wrong, but they aint so hot when you wanna see some guy do somersaults while mowing down his enemies with a pistol in each hand. I have to say though that I was surprised that the romantic aspect didn't really detract from the movie. Tom Cruise was great nice energy, he makes the part very likable. Another thing that made me very happy was the use of all the IMF's little spy toys, they were quite interesting. Even without all the flashy shooting the movie had explosive action. Bombs and exploding cars were very common place throughout the film. If you want to see a great action movie this is for you, hey you can even bring the wife maybe Woo was on to something.