robert towne, john woo, anthony hopkins, metallica, lotta notable elements make this one stand out imo but seems all the fans prefer the later installments. smh
this movie is very well done. i don't see why you guys are complaining about it. the subsequent ones are far more forgettable imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4b3XGMdpD0
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It had a great story, and Robert Towne knocked it out of the park with his script. But it suffered from the post-Matrix action movie affect and was too derivative. The result became a little muddled because of John Woo who must have still thought he was directing Face/Off. The actor playing the villain should have had a tad more charisma, too. He was too easy to hate, and you'd think that'd be a good thing, but "interesting" is more important in cinema. Not surprised Dougray Scott dropped off the radar. Ewan McGregor may have been a good choice for Ambrose if he were a little older to match Cruise.
I liked many aspects of M:i-2, but much prefer those films directed by Brian de Palma, JJ Abrams or Christopher McQuarrie myself.
I place 2 slightly over Ghost Protocol (Brad Bird, dir.) which also suffered from a forgettable baddie, but had great locations and set pieces.
Despite all this movies’s flaws, I actually like it. It suffers from too many of Woo’s trademarks and sometimes does not even feel like a MI movie. One of my favorite aspects of the movie is how over the top Dougary Scott is Ashe main villain.
sharebut actually this one preceded all the other films except the 96 one, so you could argue that those went off the rails.
i like MI2
i honestly dont remember much about any of the other ones that followed. this one is rememberable to me for some reason, and the 96 one
Black girl lead and Asian director all could make some people considering it as "woke", maybe that is what it was.
There are movies choose a black actor for "inclusiveness", but I don't think that is the case here, Thandiwe Newton I believe was well chosen.
agreed. she was at the absolute top of her game. in her prime.
shareShe's stunning. I remember not thinking much at all about her race, just that I didn't like that their "relationship" was so shallow, since he's never like that with any of the other women.
shareIt's the director. John Woo gets boring pretty fast. All this slow motion he uses is just ridiculous. Same with Broken Arrow...
shareeh, i just don't get that. i think people just like to complain. the film was not boring.
yeah the slomo is part of his style but it's just a thing, not a deal breaker. and what director doesnt have some style trait people wont criticize.
people nitpick too deeply IMO
Not "just a thing", but his most distinct feature. Take it away and there is really nothing left to write home about.
And no, the film was not boring, nice plot, Hopkins was great. Just the great director who makes use of all the good ingredients is missing.
It suffered to me being a PG-13 movie when John Woo was well know for R rated action movies. I know it had to be PG-13 being a Mission Impossible movie but still I think it shouldn't have been made by John Woo.
shareThey might as well have got Michael Bay to do it if they wouldn't let Woo do literally bloody good stuff.
shareSame here. It might be a tad dumber than other entries but it more than makes up for it with Zimmer’s lush score, Woo’s sumptuous visuals and awesome fights, Thandie Newton, Hopkins, the awesome mountain opener (which reprises Iko Iko from Rain Man)
I’d take MI:II over any Craig Bond film, other than Casino Royale.