Don't believe the hype and watch with a clear mind, there is a chance you might like it.

Rating: 7/10 (9 January 2017)

Reviewed December 2011
Way too much hype undid the movie for me. It didn't have the mean bad guy the other missions had and the stunts are only as good as MI3. But still it is a fantastic ride and a welcome addition to the franchise.
It starts with a delivery intercept gone wrong where some top secret information has gone to the wrong hands and a macho prison break of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) from a high security Russian prison aided by his team consisting of computer guy Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) and Jane Carter (Paula Patton). On accepting a mission to recover secret tapes from inside Kremlin, things go wrong as vested interests uses IMF team as bait to distract and steal the Russian nuclear launch codes. IMF is implicated in the blast and theft and a number of people are looking for them. His team with limited ammunition and support, has to clear their name and save the world.
The screenplay is breezy but the script is far from tight. There has never been a mission where Hunt works from inside IMF and this one is no exception. What lives up to the hype surrounding the movie are the couple of fantastic thrills involving Burj Dubai. Tom Cruise gets a special mention for his effortless stunts while exhibiting the charisma. The final showdown ends in a hurry (though not void of some exhilarating stunts) but the conclusion of the movie takes its time. Scenes involving Anil Kapoor and Mumbai are shoddy and extravagant.
MI3 is definitely a better movie elevated by Hoffman, but MI4 doesn't do too bad either. Don't believe the hype and watch with a clear mind, there is a chance you might like it.