Entertaining, slick endeavor.

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2005)

DePalma's all about lighting, camera angles, the perfect details for the perfect scene. All this makes for a much better finished product, and helps set the mood and pacing of the story. The story for this enterprise centers around Tom Cruise and his character, Ethan Hunt. When his mission goes awry, the frame begins to tighten. Everywhere he turns, everyone around Ethan seems to be on the "other" side, or operating in a duplicitous manner. It's up to our hero to fit together the pieces of this mental puzzle and figure out "who dunnit?"
An interesting (if unoriginal) plot which plays out well beneath DePalma's direction and Cruise's performance abilities.
I'm not a fan of Cruise. I personally don't like him very much. I've never cared for the way he comes off as feeling superior. But I do have to admit that he's done few movies that I haven't liked. He is a talent unto himself, and as over-rated as he may appear to be, I think he's earned those ratings by delivering quality entertainment through quality performances.
Nice action, good level of suspense, interesting characters, and a flexible yet solid plot.
A very entertaining (if unremarkable), slick endeavor.
It rates an 8.4/10 from...
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