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:

Mission | Scientist | Thief | Virus | Love Interest

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:

Ireland:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36722) | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:18SG | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:TE | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 (VHS/DVD rating) | 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:

Ethan is suspended by a cable while infiltrating the Biocyte Labs. See also Mission: Impossible (1996) and Mission: Impossible III (2006).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The Spanish popular feast Fallas, where wooden figures are burned in the streets, is not celebrated in Seville, as is shown in the movie, but in Valencia. Anyway, the figures never represent saints, but celebrities from politics, sports, society life, etc.

Quotes:

Ethan Hunt: Clear the bridge for me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hai-Alarm auf Mallorca (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

DON TORIBIO CARAMBOLA

Ugly virus released by Hollywood studio: US movie industry doomed

Complete silliness is nothing new on the silver screen, but complete silliness that involves more than 60 different stuntmen (I counted them on the credits) is getting decadent. Hugely overrated Hong-Kong director John Woo professes himself a Christian and star/producer Tom Cruise is a self-avowed "Scientologist" (whatever that is), so there's the usual hypocritical sexual morality pitted against indulgent bloody violence. The millions of children who will watch this film world-wide could validly conclude that violence is normal and sex non-existent. You would never know, by watching this lengthy stomp-romp, that half the movie audience is female, most of whom are turned off by violence and more interested in relationships. Apparently, Cruise made $75 million from this picture, which was so poor that Paramount fired him for it. That's decadent, too. But we're talking about a global movie industry in which dialogue is barely comprehensible (because it will only get dubbed anyway) and the story is only an excuse for 'action' of the sort that even chimpanzees will watch. A parting thought: the bad guy, played by Dougreay Scott, is trying to steal a whack of money and gets killed for it. Funny, because a big heist is what the good guy, Tom Cruise, pulled off when he made this picture. Funny old world, isn't it.