Okay, but not great

Rating: 5/10 (6 December 2011)

I hate that they made the original Phelps a villain, and killed off the entire team! Worst tribute to the original possible! Also, the plot was a little, well, boring. Digital tech was overused, as it was in the second. As for the actors, they did well. I liked Cruise as Ethan Hunt, and Jon Voight made a good Phelps, if he hadn't been a villain, that is. But to kill off Emilio Estevez so quickly just seemed...abrupt, not to mention cold-hearted. And Phelp's justification of it was not nearly convincing enough. After all, these were people with whom he had worked for decades! However, if someone saw this who had never seen the original, they may enjoy it as an introductory movie. But without the sequels, this would have been terrible. As a launch to the sequels, especially the third, this was halfway decent. Halfway. That's why I give it a five.