Still Great After All These Years

Rating: 9/10 (29 July 2015)

I watched this in preparation for the new M.I. sequel that is about to hit theaters this weekend. I've always loved this movie, the first in the Tom Cruise "Mission Impossible" franchise. It's a terrific film that is well made and features a good balance between a well told story and excellent special effects. Not all action movies come across as enjoyable as this film. Cruise's portrayal of Ethan Hunt is fantastic, as are Ving Rhames's and Jon Voight's stellar performances (the rest of the cast does a fantastic job as well--there are just too many to list).
All said, I could watch this movie over and over again, and have over the course of the nineteen years since it came out. Excellent. 9/10.