Movie Review: Mission Impossible II

I truly enjoyed Mission Impossible 2 from beginning to end. One of the best parts of the movie is when Ethan (Tom Cruise) and Nyah (Thandie Newton) lay eyes on each other for the first time. Tom Cruise and Thandie Newton had great chemistry throughout the entire movie; which could be described as a sultry, foreplay ‘dance’ that flowed naturally between their characters. Add in the charming; yet psychotic Ambrose (Dougray Scott) as the scorned ex-lover, and you have yourself one hell of a triangle.

In Mission Impossible 2 we follow the infamous secret agent, Ethan Hunt, as he is given an ‘impossible’ task to recover and destroy a genetically modified disease called ‘Chimera’. We also find that ex-secret agent, turned bad boy, Sean Ambrose is looking to profit from the disease. This would have been a simple espionage spy film with the usual good guy vs. bad guy drama, until ‘complicated’ enters the scene in the form of Nyah Nordoff-Hall. An international thief, Nyah is recruited by IMF to assist in drawing out Ambrose in time to recover and destroy the disease before it lands in the wrong hands and become an international threat. It doesn’t take long for Nyah to ‘steal’ Ambrose’s heart yet again and have him putty in her hands. But a simple mistake could cost Nyah her life and Ethan his sanity.

Romance, envy, jealousy and revenge is the heart of this movie. It was entertaining to watch Ethan and Nyah try to control their emotions for each other, while trying to dupe the diabolical Ambrose at the same time. Dougary Scott was outstanding as the villainous Sean Ambrose, who made me love/hate the character of Sean Ambrose. With Ving Rhames as the reliable computer expert for Ethan and Richard Roxburgh as the evil muscle man for Ambrose, this movie is a keeper. I have re-watched this movie many times, and I find myself enjoying it more and more. This is definitely a movie to recommend, and I do so a hundred times over. Enjoy.

Written by TST member TPDV