Title: A Poor Sequel
Product review: If you liked the original MI movie, congratulations. So did I. While it was a departure from the series in that there was little real focus on the team dynamics so prevalant on television, it was a fun, entertaining, realistic action flick with some great actors. MI:2 has none of these qualities. The plot again deals with a renegade IMF agent (must be those post-Cold War budget cuts!) who hides in plain sight. The technology is completely implausible, the plot is nonexistent, and the characters are poorly developed. (If you thought the characters in the first MI lacked depth, wait till you see MI:2). Tom Cruise continues what I see as the downward spiral of his career as of late, appearing in bad film after bad film. He has apparently forgotten how to act in a good action movie, and John Woo has forgotten how to direct one--sad to see such a brilliant pair decline to rapidly, and succumb to the pressure to create another box-office, but not critical, success.
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