Show Me The Monkey

Rating: 5/10 (23 February 2007)

You lost me at , " If you fail, the secretary will disavow all knowledge" Let's face it here, this was a "Tomcat" Inspired second installment of the first film, which was that, a film, not a 'Sequel' not (of course) that there is anything wrong with two' or even three's, if they are done right.
This second was a fun jaunt down memory lane, but never the less it doesn't hold a candle very well to it's predecessor in 1996. There was a whole cast with him that worked. He is not superman, he can't leap tall buildings on his own! He like others needs a good team backing him up, bigger than he had in this one.
The fights were pretty good as was the chase scenes were a bit fresher than last, but a couple of the fighting segments were in fact over done. Then with that same old John Woo special dance number that he puts in everything he directs. I enjoyed Hugh Stamper and the arch-bad guy Sean, referring to Hunt's love interest as a 'monkey' also the incredible coast line in Australia. I did not however enjoy the very ending with the 'Chimera' effecting her body that not only did the good guys fix her with no seconds left on the clock but, that whole park carnival scene at the very ending. Just a bit like attending the Disneyland in Sydney...seemed an inappropriate end. The biggest blast for me was, when I learned of what Cruise made on this one... $75 Million and a 10% take on the gross. I thought, gosh, he only made $70 Million for first and no gross-points, and I like that one better.
5/10 is all this sequel yields for me. Thx - IMDb.com