Suspensful and exciting

Rating: 7/10 (17 March 2002)

Two crafty and skilled spies go head to head in an exciting action film from director John Woo. MI2 is an adrenaline rush, plain and simple. Woo's experience in crafting brilliant action sequences and insane stunts is combined with a nice, involving storyline and characters the viewer cares about to create an excellent film. There are some edge-of-your-seat scenes in this, and it's seriously a thrill to watch. It isn't without it's problems...some of the high-tech gadgets are rather unbelievable, for instance, but not in such a way as to seriously hurt the film. Also, the introduction to the plot (and indeed the plot in general) seems rather rushed...spending a little more time on that could've made the movie even more entertaining. Still, overall, it's an excellent film that I really enjoyed watching.