Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II is a 2000 American action thriller movie directed by John Woo and produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner.[3] Mission: Impossible II tells the story of Ethan Hunt, an agent for the "Impossible Missions Force". Another agent has gone rogue and stolen a virus, so Hunt has to try and get it back.[3][4]
| Mission: Impossible II | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Woo |
| Produced by | Tom Cruise Paula Wagner |
| Written by | Robert Towne |
| Story by | Ronald D. Moore Brannon Braga |
| Starring | Tom Cruise Dougray Scott Thandiwe Newton Richard Roxburgh John Polson Brendan Gleeson Rade Sherbedgia Ving Rhames |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Edited by | Christian Wagner Steven Kemper |
| Distributed by | USA Theatrical and Worldwide DVD/Video Paramount Pictures Non-USA Theatrical United International Pictures |
Release date | May 24, 2000 |
Running time | 123 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $125 million |
| Box office | $549.6 million[1][2] |
The movie was released on May 24, 2000 in cinemas in the United States, then on November 7, 2000 for video and DVD. The movie did not get great reviews from critics. This movie is a sequel to Mission: Impossible (1996). It has a sequel called Mission: Impossible III (2006).
Cast
- Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt: An agent of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF).
- Dougray Scott as Sean Ambrose: A rogue IMF agent who possesses Bellerophon.
- Thandiwe Newton (credited as Thandie Newton) as Nyah Nordoff-Hall: A professional thief brought on to assist Ethan in tracing Ambrose.
- Richard Roxburgh as Hugh Stamp: Ambrose's right-hand man.
- John Polson as Billy Baird: A helicopter pilot.
- Brendan Gleeson as John C. McCloy: CEO of Biocyte in Australia.
- Rade Šerbedžija as Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich: Creator of Chimera at Biocyte.
- Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell: A computer hacker and IMF agent.
Anthony Hopkins appears in an uncredited cameo appearance as Mission Commander Swanbeck.[5]
Reception
Box office
Mission: Impossible II had grossed $215.4 million in the United States and Canada and $334.2 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $549.9 million.[1][2]
Crtical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, 56% of 155 reviews are positive. The average rating is 5.9/10. The critics consensus reads: "Your cranium may crave more substance, but your eyes will feast on the amazing action sequences." On Metacritic, the movie has a rating of 59 out of 100 based on 40 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mission: Impossible II". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mission: Impossible II". The Numbers. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Karl Williams. "Mission: Impossible II > Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ A. O. Scott (May 24, 2000). Mission? Improbable, but the Pigeons Are Nifty. https://www.nytimes.com/library/film/052400mission-film-review.html. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Meenan, Devin (May 21, 2023). "Mission: Impossible II Originally Wanted Sir Ian McKellen In Anthony Hopkins' IMF Boss Role". /Film. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
