Not a spy-movie

Rating: 4/10 (3 August 2015)

It is an action packed blockbuster film. However, it is a brainless waste of budget. I hate being the "M:I1-was-better" guy, but M:I1 was an intelligent espionage movie with some (awesome) action scenes. The spies are really dumb, and the story has many plot holes: some events are way too forced, and the characters make decisions overlooking major failure-scenarios. Henchmen killed in previous scenes return to action not only fully-recovered and intact, but in the same "we are the bad guys" pose. It is closer to what viewers expect from a Bond film: luxury cars, hot women, hi-tech gadgets, etc. It has nice vintage moments, which resemble the original series, but only for the looks. The best scenes are copy-paste from Mission: Impossible 1. Great sound editing, at least in the high speed chases.