| Critics Reviews |
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| 24 Frames Per Second |
"...nothing more than fluffy detritus, the first time in Woo's career that his majestic action sequences styled as graceful symphonies come across as tragic self-parody." more... |
| NZone |
(3 out of 5 stars) "Sadly, 'Mission: Impossible 2' doesn’t live up to the hype. I’m not saying it’s bad (although everybody else in the theatre seemed to think so) – just disappointing." more... |
| Cinema Sense |
(Gold) "Dazzling spectacle in high-tech and hand-to-hand combat, compelling romance between gorgeous leads, and well-crafted story make 'MI2' a highly satisfying action film." more... |
| Culture Kiosque |
" It's summer, and that can only mean one thing: it's time for things to blow up." more... |
| culturevulture.net |
"Woo and Towne have tried to make a critic-proof movie, one whose trashiness they can always claim was deliberate and done in the name of fun. But they should have made an Austin Powers movie if that’s what they wanted to make, and not suckered in people who might want something more than facile movie in-jokes and regurgitated motorcycle stunts. Shame on them. Shame on the both of them." more... |
| E! Online |
"...this 'Mission' gets spectacular when director Woo, who can add the right action tonic to most anything ordinary, sets fire to the screen." more... |
| Flick Filosopher |
"... 'Mission: Impossible 2' is the biggest, most extravagant, most expensive shoot-'em-up he has helmed to date." more... |
| Harvey's Movie Reviews |
"Stylish but dumb sequel to the 1996 popcorn-muncher..." more... |
| Harvey's Movies Reviews |
"Stylish but dumb sequel..." more... |
| James Berardinelli |
(3 out of 4 stars) "...for those who have trouble envisioning Tom Cruise as a top-of-the-line action hero...this movie should erase lingering uncertainties." more... |
| JoBlo's Movie Emporium |
(7 out of 10) "This movie starts off with a bang, downshifts into some pretty long and surprisingly tedious exposition, but ultimately regroups and punches you in the face during its last 30 bone-crunching minutes." more... |
| Nitrate Online |
"'Mission: Impossible 2' looks like a pained tug-of-war between one man's art and a studio's commodity." more... |
| Orlando Weekly Movies: The Right Man for the Job |
"If you go to see the latest installment of the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise to worship at the altar of Tom Cruise, you'll walk away admiring the wrong guy." more... |
| PopMatters: Dangling |
"Under Woo's direction, Hunt/Cruise (is there really a distinction?) takes acrobatic leaps instead of simply kicking the bad guys in the gut, and all the characters know how to jump their motorcycles Evel Knievel-style." more... |
| Radio Free Entertainment |
(3 out of 10) "Mediocre action, overdone directing, and bad acting. Not as confusing as the original, but not as interesting either. Plus, the leading lady is so stupid, the National Organization for Women should sue for defamation." more... |
| Reel.com |
(2 out of 4 stars) "'M: I-2' isn't truly terrible, it's just dull, routine, and not much fun — words never before used to describe a Woo film. If Cruise is so eager to direct, he should move behind the camera and risk his own reputation, instead of assigning a respected filmmaker a mission he can't complete." more... |
| Salon |
"Director John Woo's pyrotechnics and the spark between Tom Cruise and Thandie Newton can't redeem a strangely impersonal actioner." more... |
| San Francisco Chronicle |
"Woo's aggressive, cartoony attack in the film, which makes for its biggest delights, also wipes out whatever chance it might have had of making an emotional impact." more... |
| Spliced Online: Woo-ined by a Once-Great Action God |
"Your mission should you chose to accept it, is to sit through 'Mission Impossible 2' without laughing." more... |
| USA Today: 'Mission 2' is grace in action |
(3 out of 4 stars) "...compared with the mishmash that passed for the first movie, this is 'Mission: Improved.'" more... |
| Variety |
"...good looks can deceive. Even more empty a luxury vehicle than its predecessor, 'M:I 2' pushes the envelope in terms of just how much flashy packaging an audience will buy when there's absolutely nada inside." more... |
| Washington Post |
"...such a feast of outlandish pleasures it'll send you home steam-cleaned and shrink-wrapped." more... |
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