Mission: Impossible 2

*(NOTE: Capsule version of the review is available here.)* If in 1996 someone had claimed that the sequel to *Mission: Impossible*, the major cinematic hit directed by Brian de Palma, would be helmed by legendary Hong Kong director John Woo, many would have greeted the news with approval. Four years later, however, most would be far more cautious, given that Woo’s Hollywood output in the 1990s, to put it mildly, amo…