Mission Impossible | Ii

Action sequences stretch out to emphasize style over realism.

The film’s plot is almost secondary to the aesthetic. Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is sent to recover a genetically engineered virus called "Chimera" and its antidote, "Bellerophon." The villain is Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott), a disavowed IMF agent who bears a suspicious resemblance to Ethan (down to the same face mask technology). The MacGuffin is thin, but the film never pretends otherwise. Mission Impossible II