Comments

Rating: Null/10 (27 March 2003)

Firstly, ever noticed the progress in technology in terms of the way Jim Phelps or Ethan Hunt received mission briefings, i.e. tape recorder in the 80s, CD player in the 90s and a pair of Oakleys in MI2?
Being a fan of the TV series, I felt disappointed by the way the Jim Phelps character was treated in this movie. Jim's always been the leader and the "good guy", and although a change in leadership would be timely, there was no need to finish him off as a traitor! Now that's really impossible.
Also, I support the opinion that MI is turning into a Bond copy. The distinctiveness of the series is that there's no single "super agent", but instead a TEAM of specialists, each with different skills and supporting each other to achieve their objectives. In MI2, it's become "Super" Ethan Hunt and his 2 "assistants", one to hack computers for him and the other to drive him around! At least James Bond could do everything himself!
Despite these, I think MI1 is a well-made movie. Europe will always be the best location for a spy flick, a notion most recently proved by The Bourne Identity.