
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Expect the impossible again.
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Mission: Impossible II rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
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
as Ethan Hunt

Dougray Scott
as Sean Ambrose

Thandiwe Newton
as Nyah Hall

Ving Rhames
as Luther Stickell

Richard Roxburgh
as Hugh Stamp

John Polson
as Billy Baird

Brendan Gleeson
as McCloy

Rade Šerbedžija
as Dr. Nekhorvich

William Mapother
as Wallis

Dominic Purcell
as Ulrich

Mathew Wilkinson
as Michael

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
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