Every Mission: Impossible Movie Ranked Worst To Best

7. Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)

The fact that Mission: Impossible 2 is the obvious black sheep of the franchise just goes to show how excellent the series is overall, because while it can't compete with the rest of the films, John Woo's explosive sequel is still an exhilarating experience in its own right.

Admittedly, its flaws are numerous. Hunt, soon to become a moralistic do-gooder in later films, is portrayed here as much more of a smug, one-note action man, which gives the film a muted emotional drive, and Woo's maximalist direction doesn't sit too comfortably with the franchise's trademark tension.

But once you separate it from the films surrounding it, Mission: Impossible 2 still makes for a remarkably good time, with explosive action and enough bonkers set pieces to make it a solid 2000s action flick worth returning to. Little of the franchise can be found in Hunt's mission, but it sure is mindlessly fun in isolation.