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Mission: Impossible II

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Mission: Impossible II

PG-13

Released May 24, 2000

2h 3m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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Tom Cruise returns to his role as Ethan Hunt in the second installment of "Mission: Impossible." This time Ethan Hunt leads his IMF team on a mission to capture a deadly German virus before it is released by terrorists. His mission is made impossible due to the fact that he is not the only person after samples of the disease. He must also contest with a gang of international terrorists headed by a turned bad former IMF agent who has already managed to steal the cure.

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Critics Consensus

Your cranium may crave more substance, but your eyes will feast on the amazing action sequences.

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David Edelstein

Slate

So is the movie a tacky hoot? Yes, but until the godawful last half-hour it's a surprisingly fun tacky hoot.

May 8, 2025

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

There's no grounding in physical reality, let alone in human emotion.

May 8, 2025

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Joe Holleman

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Woo and company pull this movie out of the dirt, however, with a rocking last half hour.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 8, 2025

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Sarah Vincent

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Director John Woo understood the assignment leaning on Tom Cruise’s cool factor, Thandiwe Newton’s serene beauty and subtle acting style and Dougray Scott’s fearsomeness.

May 17, 2025

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Lawrence Toppman

Charlotte Observer

This movie is straw that refuses to be spun into gold.

Rated: D

May 8, 2025

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Gary Wolcott

Tri-City Herald

This probably is Woo's best English-language effort, but it's mostly because of Robert Towne's excellent screenplay.

May 8, 2025

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SkyRo P

Mission: Impossible 2 marks the second chapter in the Mission: Impossible series, featuring Tom Cruise. However, this installment feels like a significant departure from the first film and its success. It seems the director struggled to grasp the essence of the original movie and the direction the franchise was meant to take. The result is a film that feels hurried and disjointed, lacking the strong narrative continuity established in its predecessor. There’s a palpable sense of something missing throughout the movie. Tom Cruise shines in his role, and the supporting cast delivers commendably given the material. However, the screenplay falls short of the high standards set by the first film, preventing it from fully capturing the same magic. Fortunately, this misstep didn't derail the franchise entirely, as it could have easily jeopardized the future installments that followed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/31/25

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Ben B

It is the worst mission impossible movie but still entertaining and some of the best stunts of the series it’s not bad but not my favorite

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Jonathan O

There's a lot of slow mode and pidgin since hard target and the editing is not good but at least Tom does he's best to save it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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qalbi animated M

This is still my worst Mission Impossible movie. But i think it's still fine for a movie with so many slow motion sequences that WAS one of the problems of the movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Kim B

So insanely bad, I'm so glad I rewatched to confirm my dislike of this. But it still reigns supreme, for worst of this franchise, just above The Final Reckoning.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Synopsis

Tom Cruise returns to his role as Ethan Hunt in the second installment of "Mission: Impossible." This time Ethan Hunt leads his IMF team on a mission to capture a deadly German virus before it is released by terrorists. His mission is made impossible due to the fact that he is not the only person after samples of the disease. He must also contest with a gang of international terrorists headed by a turned bad former IMF agent who has already managed to steal the cure.

Director: John Woo
Producer: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Screenwriter: Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, Robert Towne
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Cruise-Wagner Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $215.4M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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