S10 Reviews: Mission: Impossible (1996)

Rating: 7/10 (16 April 2006)

Impossible Missions Force operative Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is on the run when a mission goes horribly wrong and his fellow teammates are killed. The mission to protect the list and identities of all the undercover operatives failed and Hunt is set up to take the blame. Hunt must get to the bottom of the conspiracy, find the list and save his name.
The small screen classic finally gets a big screen treatment. Brian DePalma directs a reasonably taunt action thriller that diverges a bit for the original series but since this is a star vehicle for Cruise that is to be expected. The acting seems a bit stiff throughout 'Mission' but it moves at a solid pace and has a few cool action setpieces. A few cheesy digital effects aside 'Mission: Impossible' is a solid action franchise starter.