Great on action!

Rating: 7/10 (24 May 2000)

I love John Woo. Let me begin by saying that.
That being said, this is a terrific John Woo film. All that you'd expect in a John Woo action film is in this, complete with far-out gunfights, random spinning actors, amazing stunts, and a bit of hand-to-hand combat unmatched by other film directors.
And even though I *loved* this movie to death both times I saw it, I didn't think it was a Mission: Impossible movie. Whereas the original was like the TV series, this is an action film in the style of -- yeah, guess who.
After my initial distress at not getting something like the previous movie passed, I learned to like this. A lot. Just don't go to the theater expecting M:I. Expect John woo making an action film.
A nice touch was what my brother and I called "The Love Story" of the film, involving of course Tom Cruise and Thadie Newton.
And the addition of the doves (if you haven't seen movie yet, you'll see what I mean) seriously reminded me of Face/Off, another great movie directed by -- yeah, guess who.
Yeah. That's about it from me. But just remember I just got home from seeing the movie a second time today when I wrote this, so my opinions/review may be skewed.