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Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) Certificate 15

Mission: Impossible 2
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Rated 3.0 stars
Average rating
(63%)
 
Starring: Tom Cruise | Dougray Scott | Thandie Newton | Richard Roxburgh | Ving Rhames | Brendan Gleeson | John Polson | Anthony Hopkins | Rade Serbedzija | Anthony Hopkins | William R. Mapother
Director: John Woo
Studio: PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 118 mins
Genres: Action/Adventure | Thriller
Languages: English
Hearing-impaired: English
Subtitles: English
Released: December 11, 2000
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This is the action-packed sequel to the 1996 blockbuster, which in turn was based on the popular 1960s television show of the same name. Tom Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt, leader of the IMF team that is responsible for embarking on top secret, dangerous missions that will maintain world peace and stability. Their mission this time is to track down and destroy a deadly virus that is on its way to falling into the wrong hands. With the clock ticking, Hunt and his cohorts must save the day before it's too late.

Halliwell's Film Guide

Empty-headed action flick, even more like a James Bond adventure than its predecessor, with a risible narrative gimmick of face-mask disguises; the stunts are often spectacular, but as they are staged like circus turns, they rapidly become uninvolving.

Highest rated reviews

9 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2 stars

trotsuk from from LONDON, 27th September, 2004

Unintentionally hysterical. The bit near the end when Tom Cruise walks passed the doorway in slo-mo with white doves flapping around him had me rolling on the floor. I wish John Woo would bugg*r off back to Hong Kong. At least it's better than the first one, although that's not to difficult.

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6 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 1 stars
John WOOO WOOO

Bill greenhead from Maidstone, 1st June, 2005

Sam Peckinpah he ain't. This movie is just plain dumb and BADLY directed, this man has clearly lost the plot. We have a virus that when in the blood stream, doesn't actually seem contagious, as the 2 characters that do actually pump it into their blood stream wander willy nilly through airports, cities and have close contact with the other main characters, who don't seem to care or contract anything. So you ask yourself,erm...where is the danger exactly? Tom Cruise does a lot of posturing and ludacrious stunts. Lot's of mask ripping and crummy dialogue, infact if you want a laugh, it's much funnier than Starsky and Hutch. On the pants scale it gets 4 out of 5.

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5 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 1 stars
Chav's will like it - brain dead John woo drivel

A Customer from UK, 26th June, 2004

Only brain dead chav's will relate to the brain dead film making of John Woo. Quite simply Woo is the worst film maker in history with his all style and no substance approach.

Over the top acting, dreadful dialogue, stupid photography and TONS of unncecessary slow motion shots.

AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE.

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3 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5 stars
impossible to not see impossible

A Customer from england, 26th May, 2006

impossible not to see the new mission impossible 10 times sexyer then the first, 10 times funneyer then the first, 10 times more action then the first. bascily it is A MUST SEE!!! if u thought that the first was the best film u have ever seen then this film is like heavon for u and if u though that the last film was rubbish then this film will be the best film u will ever see!!!!!!!! really cant wait for mission impossible 3!

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Most recent reviews

Rated 0 stars
AVOID

A Customer from London, 2nd January, 2009

I had heard that this sequel was better than the average first film.....it isn't! The worst thing about this film is the script: awful dialogue and a paper thin plot. There isn't even enough action to keep die hard Woo fans entertained. This film feels like too many producers had their input and weakened the already soft premise; film by commitee. If you are curious about John Woo rent some of his Honk Kong films like 'Hard Boiled' or 'A Better Tommorrow.' Rent at your own peri!l

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Rated 0 stars
Absolute trash

A Customer from Harrow, 25th December, 2008

I am v v disappointed with this, esp given how good the orig movie was. All of a sudden it seems as tho a solid plot has been given up for flash camera/stunt work work. Maybe the the fact that Tom Cruise was a producer has something to do with this, as the whole movie seems to be about 'showcasing' his talents (not).

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Rated 3 stars
Do you like looking at TC?

A Customer from Newcastle upon Tyne, 9th December, 2008

Still don't really see the point of these 1 star people (no oscar nominations) reviews - it does what it says on the action tin but not particularly impressively. There are 2 many face-masks of the same switch and you sit there going aha there is another one. This ruins the only good one with a plot switch. The femme fatale/double cross switch doesn't work. The end fight is telegraphed a long way out and is about 10 minutes too long - why can't Tom win?! - the bikes are very good, completely unbelieveable of course, it is John Woo. If you are willing to put your brain on hold and u want to admire the Cruise/Wagner production then Tom is jumping around enough and there are slo-mo features in places u don't really need them - all of him. I didn't mind the doves/pigeons and some of the arty-photography is quite well done. It is watchable, plenty worse ones.

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Rated 3 stars
Escapist nonsense.

A Customer from Betchworth, 27th January, 2008

But perfect for a mindless evening.

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