Really good!

Rating: 8/10 (7 April 2003)

"Mission: Impossible II" is a typical action movie! There's all you want when you watch a film of this genre: motor bikes, explosions, fights and an atmosphere of danger in the air. The central plot is quite fictitious, but it's good! I felt it lost something important when compared to the first movie, the art itself. De Palma's direction, besides the wonderful scenes of action, added some mystery and beauty to the story, something John Woo couldn't do. It's something too subjective to be described in a few lines, but watching this second movie makes we realise De Palma and Woo have different points of view. This is positive, because we can compare them and make our conclusions. "Mission: Impossible II", although without De Palma's style, is really good. The story is carefully built and it proves John Woo is one of the best action film directors we have nowadays. The scene where Tom Cruise's character and the bad guy take part in a motor bike pursuit is brilliant.

My rate 8/10