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40 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyMoves with terrific energy, alternating riveting action sequences with intimate material in a manner that's pure Woo.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe real deity of the movie is director Woo, who takes complete command of the latest technology -- hyperspeed editing, breathtaking cinematography, 10-out-of-10 stunt work -- to create brilliant action sequences.
- 63San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisWoo delivers a vintage breakneck, break-arm, break-face 20-minute finale.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaNever as much fun as (Woo's) old Chow Yun Fat-starring Chinese pics.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghIt's actually sharper, less reverential and generally better than "Misson: Impossible."
- 50SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorEven the most spectacular things Woo unleashes here feel strangely impersonal.
- 40Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumDispenses so many rubber masks to allow the characters to swap identities that no hero or villain winds up carrying any moral weight at all.
- 30VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyEven more empty a luxury vehicle than its predecessor, M:I 2 pushes the envelope in terms of just how much flashy packaging an audience will buy when there's absolutely nada inside.
- 30Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanA vaguely absurd epidemiological thriller filled with elaborately superfluous setups and shamelessly stale James Bond riffs.
- 25Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanMostly, you get a pain in the head from the assault on your senses and déjà vu as thick as heartburn after an anchovy pizza.