(Originally published October 28th, 2018) Okay, so, for this week's episode of Parking Lot Critiques, Jeffrey and I tackled John Woo's 2000 film, Mission: Impossible 2, or, in the terms of certain super bad ass just-past-the-nineties movie posters advertising the film, M:i-2.

In this review, Jeffrey and I were perhaps a little too kind to this film, and it should be noted that it is fairly cartoonish and dated and easily the worst of the franchise. If you are skeptical of the spy and action movie genres, this is not a film that will give you any faith.

But all of that said, Jeffrey and I had a good time revisiting this early entry to the New Millennium. It features a lot of hallmarks of John Woo's filmmaking, including plenty of explosions, lots of masks, and miscellaneous inexplicable birds, if you're into that sort of thing. (I mean, it gave us this gloriously goofy poster of Tom Cruise riding a motorcycle through fake fire amidst silhouettes of doves, so it can't be all bad, right?) It is also good fun if you're looking for a dose of the Y2k era, especially if you remember watching this movie growing up and are looking to relive your childhood. All and all, it’s a fine film to eat a pizza with some friends to in a casual setting, especially if you are already interested in spy films, action flicks, or the Mission: Impossible franchise as a whole.

That’s our take, anyway. Stay tuned for next week as we delve into J. J. Abrams' film, Mission: Impossible 3, a huge step up as well as a significant move into new territory for the Mission: Impossible franchise!

-Andy