A classic television show had been gutted in favor of churning out another noisy, pre-fabricated blockbuster. Impossible 2 . It's one of the great American action flicks of the past decade. Director John Woo has created a tour de force of technical virtuosity. Impossible 2 is the work of a master cinematic stylist.
Impossible movie is largely anonymous.
Likewise, Woo has generated an exceptionally absurd tale of near operatic intensity. However, Woo is so in control of the filmmaking process that he deconstructs the action genre from within. Woo doesn't exactly have his tongue in his cheek. There is nothing condescending or campy about this movie. Yet, it's difficult to take much that happens seriously.