Lost Mission that should not be found

Rating: Null/10 (5 September 2000)

I saw this movie last weekend and I still don't know what I really saw. John Woo's name is or better was always guaranteed for good and dynamic movies with breath taking scene cuts. This one was not so good as I expected.
Yes, dynamic and dramatic scenes were here too. But they were lost in a lot of dust around. It was like this movie was patched up from pieces made by two or more directors. One great scene (Ethan hanging on the rock) was replaced by an awfully made scene (man shooting rocket with glasses) and vice versa. There was no really bad scene in the movie, they were only badly timed (bad moment, too long or too short). I didn't know if I have to laugh or if I have to cry.
It's not only director's fault that it appears like broken into pieces of good action, scenery shots, romantic flows and commercials. So-called story, because in fact there was no story, it was very weak.
Characters were strange too. Ethan (Cruise) was like a Bond-romantic, he falls in love with first girl on place. Nyah (Newton, really nice girl) was nothing more than beauty that will be sacrificed and rescued. And the others... Nothing to say about them except Luther Sticker (Ving Rhames) as a man who will do everything for you, but "please, don't hurry, I want keep my clothes clean" - I liked his guffs about clothes and shoes, and mission commander Swanbeck (Anthony Hopkins).
This was not bad movie at all but I'm really disappointed. I think the good is only the first 15 minutes of the movie (including main titles, good music and graphics) and scenes with cloud and doves in Biocyte warehouse.
My expectation was much more higher.