Mission: Impossible II (2000)

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

Director:

John Woo

Writers:

Bruce Geller, Ronald D. Moore (story),

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton

10 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 (as Matthew Wilkinson)
Nicholas Bell	...	Accountant
Cristina Brogeras	...	Flamenco Dancer
Kee Chan	...	Chemist
Kim Fleming	...	Larrabee

Storyline

IMF agent Ethan Hunt has been sent on a mission to retrieve and destroy the supply of a genetically created disease called 'Chimera'. 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 called 'Bellerophon' and now need 'Chimera' to complete their grand plan of infecting the whole world. In order to infiltrate and locate the terrorist group he relies on the help of an international thief Nyah of whom he quickly develops a love interest. Time is not only running out for Agent Hunt to find and destroy 'Chimera' before the terrorists get their hands on it, but he must also find 'Bellerophon' so as to save his love interest who has already become infected by the disease from a terrible and rapid death.

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Plot Keywords:

mission | terrorist | virus | scientist | thief | 

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Taglines:

Expect the impossible again

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

film.ru (Russian) Paramount Pictures

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

M:I-2

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£4,621,948 (UK) (7 July 2000)

Gross:

ESP 2,173,814,826 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) MI2 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The part of Mission Commander Swanbeck was originally offered to Ian McKellen. He was not able to accept the role, due to a prior theatre engagement in London and the part eventually went to Anthony Hopkins.

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Goofs

When Ethan Hunt blows up the door of the facility where Sean Ambrose is bargaining for the money (the place where you see all the doves), a crack in the wall appears to look like a support wire.

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Quotes

Sean Ambrose: Put a sock in it.

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Connections

References Once a Thief (1991)

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Soundtracks

"SOUCA NA NA"
(Parody lyric to "Iko-Iko")
Performed by Zap Mama
Produced by Oliver Leiber, Danny Gamson & Zap Mama
Zap Mama performs courtesy of Virgin Music Belgium and Luaka Bop
by arrangement with Virgin Records America, Inc.

User Reviews

Good action, but bad plot

I knew going into this movie that it was going to be easy viewing, but I thought it would have more of a plot. Sure, the action scenes are great in that classic John Woo, ultra-choreographed way, but the plot isn't original or have much to it. Dougray Scott tries as the villain, but he's not scary at all, just sort of mildly irritable. After all, this is a villain who demands stock options as part of his bounty. (Truly, a sign of the times, and the audience laughed at that one.) Thandie Newton, who I had never seen before, is certainly beautiful, but she carries two expressions on her face through the entire movie, and resembles Ally McBeal in a tighter T-shirt. And then there's Tom. His character is more of a James Bond clone than the character is the original movie; I admire his guts and fearlessness for doing several scenes (especially the opening one), and the truth is, he's not bad. This just could have been much more. I did like Anthony Hopkins, though. He brings class to whatever he appears in.