Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Director:

John Woo

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Geller (creator television series Mission: Impossible)
Ronald D. Moore (story) ...

Release Date:

24 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Expect the impossible again

Plot:

A secret agent is sent to Sydney, to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera"

Plot Keywords:

Base Jumping | Famous Score | Sydney Australia | Mission | Love Triangle

Awards:

9 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Ethan Hunt
Dougray Scott	...	Sean Ambrose
Thandie Newton	...	Nyah Nordoff-Hall
Ving Rhames	...	Luther Stickell
Richard Roxburgh	...	Hugh Stamp
John Polson	...	Billy Baird
Brendan Gleeson	...	John C. McCloy
Rade Serbedzija	...	Dr. Nekhorvich (as Radé Sherbedgia)
William Mapother	...	Wallis
Dominic Purcell	...	Ulrich
Mathew Wilkinson	...	Michael
Nicholas Bell	...	Accountant
Cristina Brogers	...	Flamenco Dancer
Kee Chan	...	Chemist
Kim Fleming	...	Larrabee

Also Known As:

M:I-2 (USA) (DVD box title (promotional abbreviation))
Mission: Impossible 2 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Mission: Impossible II (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action and some sensuality.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #36722) | Iceland:14 | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:14 | Ireland:15 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:TE | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Argyle Place, The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Directors Trademark (John Woo):[rainbow]

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Ethan Hunt gets his mission objectives by the sunglasses the camera can be seen in them.

Quotes:

[Nyah is standing right in front of Ethan]
Luther Stickell: [over radio] Ethan, Nyah's in the building. Do you copy?
Ethan Hunt: [dryly, into radio] Thank you.

Movie Connections:

References The Thing (1982)

Soundtrack:

SCUM OF THE EARTH

Possibly the very worst action film ever made - and that includes Steven Seagal!

Okay, so De Palma's film wasn't Citizen Kane, but at least it had its moments when Cruise's insatiable vanity was kept in check in favour of some well-executed set-pieces (even if one was stolen lock, stock and barrel from Topkapi). Woo's disastrous sequel - at the time the most expensive film ever made - is like an endless hairspray commercial, with the ever limited Cruise (who used to be able to act but now just runs off a checklist of six annoying expressions) constantly flicking his hair in glowing slo-mo – you keep on expecting him to say 'Because I'm worth it.' Unfortunately, they're so busy making him look pretty that they forget to include any of the basics of a Summer movie. The action scenes are few and far between and not worth the wait; the script is another lazy and lifeless stinker from Towne that rivals Love affair for banal inconsequentiality; and the Brits in the cast let the side down even more than Woo, Cruise and Towne combined - Thandie Newton seems semi-comatose, Hopkins hams it up and cashes the cheque, while Scott demonstrates just how dull an actor he can be even when mugging relentlessly. The only good thing that came of this film was the over-runs keeping Scott from playing Wolverine in X-Men: judging from his subsequent performances on screen and stage, if being boring on screen was an Olympic sport, this guy would win Scotland gold every time. Possibly the most tedious vanity production ever made.