A sequel with enough cliches to kill a small horse

Rating: 4/10 (23 January 2001)

"Mission: Impossible II" can proudly place itself in the hall of fame of worst cliche movies ever. It's not a bad film, aside from the cliches. John Woo, master director that he is, has his touches to the film. But if you're looking for Woo's spectacular action sequences, forget about it, glory in the days of Hard Boiled and The Killer. Woo's symbolic touches from the mandatory doves to the poetic visuals to a character seeing what the other doesnt, are put in place of this film. His character touches however, don't seem to work as they are riddled with the cliches. If you're looking for a thought provoking film, MI:2 is at the bottom of the list, if you're looking for a brainless summer film, rent MI:2 as you will find some intense action.