Good start to the Mission Impossible franchise

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2019)

Mission Impossible is based off of a popular T.V. in the 60s until Hollywood decided to turn it into a franchise. In the first of the franchise we follow Ethan Hunt played by Tom Cruise as he is framed after his team gets killed after a plan goes wrong. I haven't seen the T.V. show so I can't compare the two, but if I did get around to watching the T.V. show I don't think I would make one bit of difference because I like what they've done with the franchise. This Mission Impossible felt like I just finished a Tom Clancy meets Robert Ludlum book. Because this is the first one in the franchise this movie we get to see what Ethan Hunt is and how he operates as this movie is very cloak and dagger and it doesn't feel long or tiresome at all. In fact I was really engrossed in the first ten minutes of the movie after the mission goes completely out of control and from there Ethan uses his spy skills and training to clear his name. The movie is also directed by Brian De Palma who directed Scarface and other movies. I think Brian read as many Tom Clancy and other spy novels as he could so he can get a refresher of how spies operate. Then he decided to take all that knowledge he had and put it in this movie. The middle half of the movie is where things start to heat up and that's where you'll be on the edge of your seat. I wont spoil it for you but you'll know what I'm talking about. Overall, I will say that this is a great start to the Mission Impossible franchise and I will review some more Mission Impossible movies in the future.