This film has all the elements of a Hollywood formula movie; A top name, a sequel to a financially successful film, and a guaranteed audience of double-digit IQs who think this kind of film can pass for a credible action film. In order for an action film to be credible, the situations that the hero finds himself in should be realistic and filled with a degree of tension. This film lacks both of those qualities. No one believes the phony-tough persona of Tom Cruise as a military man because he has never been in the military; that is fairly obvious from his behavior. We quickly get bored by his life and death struggles with one challenge after another that he miraculously escapes from. It doesn't work that way in real life. But then again, this character has little no relation to real life. Better off going to an air show.