Mission: Impossible II (2000)
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Ethan Hunt must team with a professional thief to stop a rogue agent from releasing a deadly biological weapon.
The story
After a bio-genetics scientist warns the IMF about a deadly biological weapon called the Chimera virus, an agent goes rogue and steals the only known cure, Bellerophon. Ethan Hunt is tasked with recovering both the virus and the cure. To do so, he must recruit Nyah Nordoff-Hall, a professional thief and former lover of the rogue agent. The team must navigate a high-stakes race against time to secure the substances before they can be used to create a global pandemic.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a scientist warns the IMF about the creation of the Chimera virus, agent Sean Ambrose goes rogue and steals the cure, Bellerophon. Ethan Hunt teams up with Nyah Nordoff-Hall, a thief and Ambrose's ex-girlfriend, to track him down. The plot involves a race against time as the virus has a 20-hour dormant period. During a confrontation at a facility, Nyah injects herself with the virus to keep it from Ambrose. Ethan eventually infiltrates a storage facility where he faces off against Ambrose's men. In a final showdown on a beach, Ethan defeats Ambrose in a fistfight and provides the cure to Nyah. The film concludes with the IMF clearing Nyah's record and Ethan starting a vacation with her.
- First release year
- 2000
- Runtime (minutes)
- 124
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- John Woo
- Writers
- Robert Towne · screenplay; Ronald D. Moore · story; Brannon Braga · story
- Cast and characters
- Tom Cruise · Ethan Hunt; Dougray Scott · Sean Ambrose; Thandiwe Newton · Nyah Nordoff-Hall; Richard Roxburgh · Hugh Stamp; John Polson · Billy Baird; Brendan Gleeson · John C. McCloy; Rade Šerbedžija · Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich; Ving Rhames · Luther Stickell
- Genres
- action; spy; thriller
- Themes
- bioterrorism; espionage
- Tone and mood
- action-packed
- Setting
- Various locations including Sydney, Australia; Seville, Spain; and the Rockies.
- Premise and plot tags
- sequel; high-stakes; race against time
- Franchise connections
- Mission: Impossible
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the action sequences and John Woo's direction, but criticism for the characterization.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 58% · scale: percentage · review count: 208; Metacritic · score: 59 · scale: 100 · review count: 40
- Awards and nominations
- Best Male Performance · MTV Movie Awards · 2000 · win; Best Action Sequence · MTV Movie Awards · 2000 · win; Worst Remake or Sequel · Golden Raspberry Awards · 2000 · nomination; Worst Supporting Actress · Golden Raspberry Awards · 2000 · nomination; Worst Song · Stinker Award · 2000 · nomination; Choice Movie Actor · Teen Choice Awards · 2000 · nomination; Choice Summer Movie Wipeout · Teen Choice Awards · 2000 · nomination; Best Cinematography · Golden Satellite Awards · 5th · nomination; Best Editing · Golden Satellite Awards · 5th · nomination; Best Sound · Golden Satellite Awards · 5th · nomination; Best Visual Effects · Golden Satellite Awards · 5th · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was the highest-grossing film of 2000.; The original cut of the film was three-and-a-half hours long.; The film's score was noted for its Spanish influences.
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