Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss Mission: Impossible 2. Stars Tom Cruise, Anthony Hopkins, Thandiwe Newton, Richard Roxburgh, and Dougray Scott.

Bio-terrorists plan on releasing a virus for reasons, and Tom Cruise and the rest of the IMF gang have to stop them. Featuring slower pacing and worse plotting than the first film, Mission: Impossible 2 also has flashier action scenes (doves! shooting guns on motorcycles! more doves!) courtesy of Hong Kong director John Woo.

Whether it's the Limp Bizkit cover of Lalo Schifrin's iconic TV theme, Tom Cruise's flowing locks, or the extreme sports mountain climbing intro, this one has aged worse than most in the series. While it's nice John Woo got to work with such a massive budget for once, it's a shame it wasn't for a better film.

The Mission: Impossible 2 shoot went on for so long that Dougray Scott had to drop out of a role for a fledgling movie series that would have boosted his career to huge heights: Wolverine in the original X-Men. That's Hollywood, kids!

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Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)