Thrilling espionage, action, adventure, and mystery!

Rating: 6/10 (3 July 2002)

With Mission: Impossible, the sky is hardly the limit. An intricate plot with a great cast and excellent action and adventure.
Tom Cruise plays as Ethan Hunt, who, like most of the IMF team, is new to the Mission: Impossible story. Jim Phelps is back as the leader of the IMF team.
The plot revolves around the NOC (non-official cover) list, which contains the names of every single secret agent in Europe. A mole, inside the CIA, is trying to get this list and it's up to the IMF team to keep the list from getting into the open.
From there on the plot twists more and more and Tom Cruise delivers one of his best performances. He is so perfect for this character, and the other cast members do very well in portraying their characters. The storyline is great and hardly gets repetitive or boring, and the music, composed by Danny Elfman, is much better than Zimmer's M:I-2 composition. Elfman gets the whole espionage sound, with the light drum cadences and quick beats that will help keep the movie in a strong suspense.
There is no reference to sex, the violence is not overwhelming, and the language remains fairly decent. It's a must see for all members of the family, since it's just a straightforward action movie that goes deeper than one would assume.
This is one of my all-time favorites. I would definitely recommend it.