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I really liked 1996's 'Mission: Impossible'. Now here is the antithesis of the first movie: 'Mission: Impossible II'. The first film was a tight, smooth thriller that barreled along at warp speed, and was a nice break from conventional Hollywood action thrillers. 'II' pretty much IS a conventional Hollywood thriller.Almost nothing from the first film has been picked up here: Tom Cruise? Yes, he's back, but he's not a spy anymore. He's James Bond, minus ANY cool gadgets or charisma. The awesome theme music? Gone, replaced with a horrible rock score. The action is typical Hollywood: Slow-motion gunplay and martial arts.Ugh, I hate this movie! The acting and dialogue is lame, the techno-rock score even lamer, and the action scenes are mundane. Here's hoping 'MI: III' won't be as cringe-inducing as this disaster.

"MI2" gets off to a good start, lags in the middle with weak story and character development, and turns into a muddled mess of gratuitous action in the end. With big budget, big names, and John Woo going for it, "MI2" delivers solid entertainment but falls short of expectations. The film fails to make the emotional connection between audience and characters and apparently tries to compensate with an overdose of action. The result is a numbing experience and a yawn provoking ending as good triumphs over evil.

I would never have believed that a Mission: Impossible movie could be so cheesy. But here we are. The clichéd mountain climbing scenes. The rocket-launched messenger glasses that, naturally, self destruct. The contrived necklace stealing scenes.So many plot holes.The doctor who injects himself with a deadly disease. Just because he can.Nyah is arrested for simple burglary and Ethan sends news bulletins to every law enforcement agency in the world in order to get Sean's attention. Sean somehow doesn't notice the overkill.Cutting off a fingertip. Just because.Somehow Sean has acquired both a mask and voice filter of Ethan.Barely to the halfway point and I've already given up on this poor excuse for entertainment.