Hollywood Butchered Another TV Classic

Rating: 6/10 (22 December 2003)

MI the movie is a better than average action/spy thriller, which I give a rating of 6/10. However, that does not change the fact Hollywood just butchered another a classic TV series.
What were refreshing and original about MI the TV series are A) team work -- no bickering/double-cross that typical patronizing Hollywood writers just have to put in; B) smart planning that viewers saw a little at a time as things unfolded; C) great improvisation when something unexpected happened; and D) extremely difficult and dangerous missions, usually set against a clock -- hence the title Mission Impossible. What we have in MI the movie is just another Hollywood star vehicle, nothing original or refreshing.