A disappointing sequel which was focused more on action than plot

Rating: 6/10 (25 June 2000)

I must say that I really enjoyed the first Mission Impossible movie. It had a deep plot, and exciting, believable action sequences. It all flowed nicely and made an entertaining movie. This new MI movie is so focused on the action (you can thank John Woo for that) that there is hardly a plot at all. Sure, the action is intense, but a lot of it isn't believable at all, especially some scenes in the motorcycle chase. I don't know why they tried to turn Tom Cruise into a Jet Li, it just didn't work very well. The romance between Ethan and Nyah developed too quickly, so it didnt make much sense why they cared so much for each other, cause they pretty much just met. One more thing I didn't like in the movie was the overuse of the masks. In the first MI, the masks were used creatively and brought some big surprises. In this movie, the masks are overly used, and it's obvious to the viewer who is who. Anyways there was one big stretch in the middle of the film that was just amazingly boring, but thats ok, some parts of the movie were actually entertaining. It could've been a lot better if they spent more time on making this. 6/10