An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover
and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
Director:Brian De Palma
Writers:Bruce Geller (television series),
David Koepp (story), 3 more credits »
Stars:Tom Cruise,
Jon Voight,
Emmanuelle BĂ©art
Story line:
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Based on the hit T.V. series. Jim Phelps was sent to Prague for a mission to prevent the theft of classified material. His wife Claire and his trusted partner Ethan Hunt were members of Phelps' team. Unfortunately, something went horribly wrong and the mission failed, leaving Ethan Hunt the lone survivor. After he reported the failed mission, Kettridge the head if the agency suspects Ethan of being the culprit for the failed mission. Now, Ethan uses unorthodox methods (Which includes the aid of an arms dealer going by the name "Max") to try to find who set him up and to clear his name.- Written by John Wiggins
- Mission: Impossible Movie Review:
- Based on the TV show of the same name, Brian De Palma's stylish
thriller stars Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt; a James Bond-esquire secret
agent working for a certain section of the government. As the title
suggests, many of the scenarios in the film are extremely unlikely; but
then again, the film wouldn't be living up to it's title if they
weren't. It's one thing to criticise it's stunts for being overblown,
but if they weren't, critics would be on it's back and calling it
things like 'Mission Possible', so really you've just got to go with
it. Brian De Palma makes it easy to just 'go with it' by way of an
intriguing plot line, a constant array of high-octane sequences and
lots of his trademark style! The plot does get a little too convoluted
for it's own good at times, and sometimes it's a little hard to follow;
but it gives the film a good basis for all manner of impossibilities,
so it serves it's purpose. We follow Ethan Hunt and his team. After a
botched mission, Hunt finds himself on the run from his employers after
being accused of disloyalty. Hunt must now pull out all the stops to
stay one step ahead of his pursuers and get to the bottom of why their
mission went wrong.
The film features a number of stunts, the best of which sees Tom Cruise breaking into the CIA via the roof. This sequence is brilliantly executed, with De Palma managing to inject bucketloads of suspense into the scene. This scene fits the tone of the film as it's brooding and cerebral, but the film ditches that idea for it's conclusion, which sees a bullet train, a helicopter and the Channel Tunnel combine to great effect! The problem with all these stunts is that the parts between the action sequences aren't all that interesting, and at times can slow the film down to walking pace. This isn't a big problem, however, because there's always more action around every corner and that keeps the film going. Tom Cruise obviously has charisma and can lead a film, but I often find it hard to buy him in action roles. This one suits him, though, as although his character is still more than capable, he comes off as being quite vulnerable, and lucky at times, and that suits Cruise's persona. On the whole, while this isn't a great film; it makes for good entertainment and if that's what you're in the mood for, Mission: Impossible wont disappoint.
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