Director
John Woo brings Hong Kong-style martial arts action to this comic
book-flavored sequel that eschews the complicated plot and political
maneuverings of its predecessor in favor of pure, adrenaline-charged
thrills. Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, an operative for the top-secret
government agency IMF (Impossible Missions Force). Fellow agent Sean Ambrose
(Dougray Scott) has gone rogue, stealing a sample of a deadly synthetic
virus named Chimera that could rapidly wipe out the world's population.
Ambrose's plan is to sell Chimera to the highest bidder in exchange for
shares of stock in the winner's company. Summoned by the new IMF chief
(Anthony Hopkins in an uncredited cameo role), Ethan is assigned to recruit
the help of Ambrose's former lover Nyah Nordoff-Hall (Thandie Newton), a
gorgeous woman who left Ambrose broken-hearted and who may be able to
quickly regain his confidence. Once he meets and spends a night with Nyah,
however, Ethan is smitten, and now must both capture Ambrose and keep Nyah
alive as she infiltrates a nest of vipers. Sophisticated disguises, gun
battles, and high-speed chases are the order of the day, very much in the
James Bond mold. Mission: Impossible 2 is based on a story by Star Trek: The
Next Generation writers Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga, with a script
polish by Robert Towne. | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt |
| Dougray Scott | Sean Ambrose |
| Thandie Newton | Nyah Hall |
| Ving Rhames | Luther Stickwell |
| Richard Roxburgh | Hugh Stamp |
| John Polson | Billy Baird |
| Brendan Gleeson | McCloy |
| Rade Serbedzija | Dr. Nekhorvich |
| Anthony Hopkins | Boss |
Genre/Type - Action, Spy Film, Action Thriller, Glamorized Spy Film
Produced by - Wagner Production
Release - May 24, 2000 (USA)
Released by - Paramount
Running time - 123 min.
Charlie's Angels (2000, McG)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003, McG)
Dr. No (1962, Terence Young)
Goldfinger (1964, Guy Hamilton)
Swordfish (2001, Dominic Sena)
The Saint (1997, Phillip Noyce)
Torque (2004, Joseph Kahn)
XXX (2002, Rob Cohen)
is followed by: Mission: Impossible 3 (2005, Joe Carnahan)
is preceded by: Mission: Impossible (1996, Brian De Palma)