don't get me wrong, I like Tom Cruise as an actor...

Rating: 7/10 (11 December 2000)

... and I even accepted him as a super-agent in MI1, but once he started Matrix'ing people in MI2, I lost it, and then the movie lost it. Whatever happened to realistic, frantic, high-paced action, like Ronin (in itself somewhat strange, but at least the car chases and shoot-outs were good). Or Heat, which has the quintessential shoot-out (downtown L.A.). Anyway, I'm asking that we kill the harness/stop-motion/kung-fu scenes and write in some more realistic action. Now we even have Drew Barrymore flying through the air. Ouch.