"If I told you where I was going... I wouldn't be on a holiday."

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2008)

I saw this movie for two reasons: I'm a die-hard Tom Cruise fan, as well as a Mission: Impossible fan... but one thing about this movie turned me off: I'm not a John Woo fan.
However, after watching M:i-2 and a lot of his other films, I've easily determined that M:i-2 is Woo's best film... by a longshot.
The second in the Mission: Impossible is not just a step away from the first one - it's a great, slow-motion, John Woo-style leap. Whereas the first film is about espionage and suspense, M:i-2 is all action... but that doesn't make it bad. In fact, it's quite outstanding.
While I have my complaints (especailly Nyah\Thandie Newton, who I'm sorry to say I dislike the mere presence of and I believe was horribly miscast), M:i-2 is, quite clearly, very underrated. It's a highly entertaining film that'll keep you on the edge of your seat, and despite not being a huge fan of Woo's style, the action sequences in this movie are fantastic, as is Hans Zimmer's score for the film. It's very impressive - the stunts, the special effects, the action... especially when one takes into account that Tom Cruise did his own stunts for this movie, too, as usual.
If you're a fan of the Mission: Impossible franchise, action films, John Woo, or Tom Cruise, or any combination of those, you should watch this film. It's well worth seeing.