I am a big fan of John Woo, one of the best action directors in the world! But I must say that it was a big disappointment to see such a weak and trite movie from one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and one of the best action directors in the world! Not only was the story trite and weak, but also the action was very old and unimaginative. To see the brilliance of John Woo, check out Boiling Point and the Killer, two great movies with another great actor Chow Yun-Fat. And most of the action from MI2 was from other Woo movies. Not only did the final battle look fake, but the frantic and fast pace of Woo's other movies were missing here. One thing Hollywood loves to do is to import great foreign directors, then to take away what made them great. And if I see one more white Dove in a John Woo film, I might go crazy. I know it's his signature, but enough is enough!