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Mission: Impossible 2

Mission: Impossible 2 (M:I-2)

2000

John Woo

Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton, Richard Roxburgh ...

4.8

77,715

Action Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt, this time battling wits with rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott). Hunt is ordered to recruit Ambrose's former lover, Nyah Hall (Thandie Newton), to infiltrate his hideout. But Hunt never expected to fall for the lovely young thief he must use for bait. The romantic triangle that ensues gives the film a unique emotional balance that is unusual (and most welcome) for an action picture. Ambrose is ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"Even more empty a luxury vehicle than its predecessor"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"[Woo] is a first-class action director, maybe the greatest choreographer of mayhem since Sam Peckinpah, but he doesn't care much for suspense. And so, once the basic conflict is established, the story plods along"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"If the first movie was entertaining as sound, fury and movement, this one is more evolved, more confident, more sure-footed (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"It's fun (...) It has moments of excitement, moments of sheer idiocy and moments of sheer idiotic excitement. It's never boring (...) [It] seems in the end something less than the sum of its parts"
		Mark Dinning Empire	"Fluid, kinetic, visually impressive (...) Where the film succeeds, it does so with some style (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Paul Clinton CNN	"Fasten your seat belts, folks. 'M:I2' rocks. It even makes sense"
		Glen Oliver IGN	"It is an enormously attractive, ultra-glossy film which you just can't wrap your heart and mind around. It tries very hard to impress."
		Keith Phipps AV Club	"A substantial letdown from its predecessor (...) Is it worth the price of admission? Probably not"
		William Gallagher BBC	"There are heart-stopping moments of excitement and there are plenty of good surprises. But there's also a painfully silly romance storyline (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Neil Smith Radio Times	"John Woo here creates a sequel that's as different from the first movie as it is superior to it (...) If it's adrenaline you're after, look no further (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The relative simplicity of the storyline allows things to hang together reasonably well (...) Woo is a virtuoso in this genre (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

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