Mission: Impossible 2

Paramount Home Video/Special Features DVD, $29.99

Tom Cruise returns in the role of IMF agent Ethan Hunt in this second installment of the popular film series. In an effort to prevent a renegade agent (Dougray Scott) from unleashing a biotech terror upon the world, Hunt assembles an elite team of professionals including a beautiful thief (Thandie Newton).

Special features include an audio commentary by Director John Woo; Mission Incredible stunts featurette; Behind the Mission cast and crew interviews; 11 stunt sequences; Mission Improbable parody; alternate title sequence; Metallica music video; and DVD-ROM content. The movie is presented in a widescreen version (2.35:1) that is enhanced for 16x9 televisions. M:I-2 is encoded in Dolby Digital 5.1 channel audio, and is rated PG-13 with a feature running time of 123 minutes.

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