MI2 lives up to the billing of great action/mystery

Rating: 9/10 (24 May 2000)

When I saw that John Woo was directing MI2, I was afraid the movie would be more action than mystery. What I loved about the first Mission Impossible was that it made me think. But, MI2 successfully combines the great (sometimes a little over-dramatic) action scenes with a thinking man's plot-line. The music by Hans Zimmer adds a lot to the movie as well. Even at the opening credits I was almost bubbling over with excitement. Who knew Cruise could be the next Karate Kid?