Don't forget to breathe

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 2000)

After a splendidly confusing setup involving a Russian scientist, some kind of diabolical science experiment, M:I-2 tracks down its hero Ethan Hunt(Tom Cruise), in mid-vacation, hanging by his fingertips on the edge of a dazzling rock formation somewhere in Utah. It's a great moment of cinematic bravura, and its surely the perfect entry to a breathe-taking action flick. No-one's asking anyone to expect more.
The stunts are mind-boggling, the soundtrack's surely inspirational, Tom Cruise has given us a top performance. John Woo's certainly made a superb entertainer. It equals if not beats Face-Off(John Woo sticks to the face-masks in this one too). If there's anyone who's not going for it because "the expected never happens", don't ever miss it!