John Woo has delivered the goods!

Rating: 10/10 (13 July 2000)

John Woo has done it again! He has created a massive action thriller that guaranteed will become this summer`s biggest blockbuster, and probably one of the best movies of 2000. The movie stars, just as the original, agent Ethan Hunt. Hardly a single shot was fired in the original movie, but all that has changed since this movie is directed by my favorite director, John Woo. John Woo is the master of the action movie and can create stylish action scenes in a way that American action directors only can dream about. The last half of the movie shows you action scenes that will have you weeping with joy. The action scenes in this movie are so cool! I can`t see why this movie was rated PG-13 in America, because the amount of violence means that it should`ve been given the R-rating(but then the little kids wouldn`t get to see this) Some people out there seem to think that John Woo has just copied the amazing action scenes of "The Matrix". This is completely wrong. These people don`t understand that the action scenes of "The Matrix" weren`t original, because the directors "borrowed" heavily from John Woo movies like "Hard Boiled", "The Killer" and "Face/Off". The actionscenes in MI-2 are pure John Woo.
The actors are great. I never really liked Tom Cruise much, but he is good in this movie. I really liked that Tom Cruise did all his stunts on his own, because John Woo`s previous Hollywood-blockbuster "Face/Off" suffered from the fact that it was many times very easy to see that the spectacular scenes were done by stunt-men. John Woo hasn`t tried to disguise the fact that this movie is pure entertainment and nothing else, but it is nice to see that the spy-element is also present. Go to the cinema and prepare for a rollercoaster ride that is tougher and meaner than any James Bond-movie! 10/10