An action packed follow up

Rating: Null/10 (26 August 2002)

When I saw "Mission Impossible" back in '96, I found it too confusing and even muddled to be entertaining. Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt character looked to have a promising future, however.
In '00, when "M:I-2" was released, I found it better than its predecessor. It has a complex, but easier to follow plot and a lot more action (beautifully done by John Woo).
Hunt is called off holiday to recruit beautiful theif (Thandy Newton) to help him catch her former boyfriend Sean Ambrosse (Dougray Scott), a renegade agent who is plotting to unleash a deadly German virus.
Tom Cruise is great again, reprising his role. Hunt is transformed into a more James Bond-type character, but it's for the better.
There is one little flaw that I must call to attention to, however. The use of masks becomes too convinient that by the end of the film, credibility is lost.
Nevertheless, expect a highly entertaining, well made and sylish action/adventure from action wonder John Woo.