Oh dear...

Rating: 3/10 (12 August 2000)

When I saw the trailer for MI2, I was pretty hyped. I enjoyed the original, but thought the combination of the Matrix SFX team and John Woo would be a true event not to be missed.
It was a shame then, that the film I so wanted to succeed, tripped and fell on it's face. I cannot believe that a film can get through a test screening with such cheesiness, unoriginality and downright shoddy attention to detail polluting the cinema. The film has it's good points - it's refreshing to see a film where computers are not the incredible tool they are in most blockbusters (Independence day). But the ridiculousness of some situations and the cheeeeeeeesiness made me want to scream! The whole dove in the doorway thing, the completely pointless over the top fights. I know Woo is famous for his KungFu, but there is a time and a place... Was I the only one to notice the tires on the bikes change at least twice? Slicks and massive offroaders look slightly different. And please explain how a truck laden with 5 men with heavy weapons can easily catch a single man on a superbike. This review is extremely disjointed I know, but it's 1000 times better than the film. Avoid!!
(And what kind of name is Nyah Nordorf-Hall anyway?)