By 2000, Tom Cruise was a made man. He had worked with Stanley Kubrick on the so-so erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut, and even received an Oscar nomination for Magnolia. So in the interim between sequels, Cruise once again found himself in the position of being able to do anything. Why not return to the action franchise he had launched four years before?

Now being helmed by Face Off’s John Woo, and despite some pretty tepid reviews, Mission Impossible 2 proved to be a huge hit. It would also seem to have made itself an action star in the (ego?) adrenaline infused film that also starred the at-the-time upcoming X-Man Dougray Scott as the villain.

Join Garrett, Matt, and Adam as they reassess the movie that is looked at in a lot of circles as being the worst in the Mission Impossible franchise. Do the podcasters agree?