Good then Bad then Brilliant

Rating: 4/10 (30 July 2007)

MI2 starts of with a scene which sums up the whole movie. It is an immediate warning that this is NOT Mission Impossible. Whatever you do, don't watch this film in the hope of another story of betrayal and mystery. Instead this is a film of action and is more likely to interest fans of James Bond than MI.
The problem with Mission Impossible 2 is that it starts well but soon slows down to a crawl as the story is built up, this does serve as an introduction to the story but after a couple of viewings this part of the film becomes tedious. In fact when i am watching this film i often find myself skipping these bits in order to get to the end.
It is the second half of the film where the film works it's magic, starting with a tribute to MI1's most famous scene. The film from here on in is full of emotion and action (As well as a clever twist). these scenes are also lent a hand by an amazing soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer.
However another thing that you must be ready for if your going to watch this film is that this film is by no means original (evil man gets virus)in fact it is often comparable to James Bond (especially the car duel at the start which stinks of Bond's duel with Xenia Onatopp in Goldeneye) This film is by no means groundbreaking and doesn't deserve to win any awards but it does provide a reasonable story (although slightly overdone) combined with some brain and a lot of brawn.
7/10