Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Expect the impossible again.

Release:2000
Runtime:2h 3m
Country:United States
Director:John Woo
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureThriller
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Keywords

Dying And DeathMaskIslandCentral Intelligence Agency CiaHelicopterComputerSpainUndercover

Mission: Impossible II rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.1/10· 413K votes
Metacritic59%
TMDb6.144/10· 8K votes

With 6.1/10 on IMDb and 59/100 on Metacritic, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.

About Mission: Impossible II

With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude.

Cast of Mission: Impossible II

  • Tom Cruise

    Tom Cruise

    as Ethan Hunt

  • Dougray Scott

    Dougray Scott

    as Sean Ambrose

  • Thandiwe Newton

    Thandiwe Newton

    as Nyah Hall

  • Ving Rhames

    Ving Rhames

    as Luther Stickell

  • Richard Roxburgh

    Richard Roxburgh

    as Hugh Stamp

  • John Polson

    John Polson

    as Billy Baird

  • Brendan Gleeson

    Brendan Gleeson

    as McCloy

  • Rade Šerbedžija

    Rade Šerbedžija

    as Dr. Nekhorvich

  • William Mapother

    William Mapother

    as Wallis

  • Dominic Purcell

    Dominic Purcell

    as Ulrich

  • Mathew Wilkinson

    Mathew Wilkinson

    as Michael

  • Nicholas Bell

    Nicholas Bell

    as McCloy's Accountant

Mission: Impossible II facts

Budget
$125M
Box office
$546.4M
Collection
Mission: Impossible Collection

Our take on Mission: Impossible II

John Woo's 2000 action entry sends agent Ethan Hunt, aided by tech expert Luther Stickell and a beautiful thief, racing across Australia and Spain to stop a rogue former agent from unleashing an engineered biological weapon called Chimera. Woo brings his signature style to the franchise, favoring balletic gunplay, slow-motion flourishes and operatic set-pieces over intricate plotting. The result leans harder into romance and spectacle than the series' usual espionage puzzles. It suits viewers who enjoy stylized, unapologetically over-the-top action and don't mind a straightforward save-the-world plot. If you come for kinetic stunts and glossy blockbuster energy rather than tight realism, this delivers exactly that.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • John Woo brings operatic flair and slow-motion gunplay mastery
  • Romantic subplot adds character depth to action narrative
  • Ambitious action sequences push technical filmmaking boundaries

What the audience disliked

  • Plot feels convoluted and secondary to visual spectacle
  • Pacing stumbles balancing action sequences with exposition
Saga: Mission: Impossible Collection

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