Hard to watch, easy to forget

Rating: 5/10 (25 August 2015)

I did not really watch the Mission Impossible movies until lately. I only saw some of the earlier entries in TV many years ago. Recently I started from the beginning. The first one was a good film overall. The second however is a different story. Some of the trademark elements are on the top here, like the frequent use of lifelike masks and the top-notch action scenes. Still, I had a hard time watching this title throughout. Somehow the directing made it a chore to enjoy. Melancholia was a daydream compared to this. Otherwise, the story was pretty dull, the whole character and romantic progression was awkward. I did not feel the connections believable and rushed. Of course, this is an action movie, but still it needs to be coherent. If one part of the experience is weaker than it is needed to be put on the sidetracks, not in the front as the main motivation.