Good, but no 1st

Rating: 7/10 (4 June 2006)

Ethan Hunt is back again in another big mission when he comes face to face with a crazy arms dealer while trying to keep his identity secret in order to protect his girlfriend. This was a very entertaining sequel to the mission impossible trilogy. The acting was good from pretty much the whole cast especially Ving Rhames as Luther Strickell and Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Owen Davien. J.J. Abrams, creator of the series "Lost," directs his first movies and does it pretty well. Although this is a pretty good film and a ton better than the second, this is for sure no first as most people believe the third is better. The first, I thought was a lot more stylish and had a better story than the 3rd, with good character development flowing which I thought the 3rd lacked compared to the first film. Overall, this is just the start for a bright future in films for J.J. Abrams and hopefully this film can make Tom Cruise get passed all the media nonsense.
Hedeen's Outlook: 7/10 **+ C+