A bad plot twist sinks this movie; a travesty for MI series fans

Rating: 1/10 (3 July 2017)

Spoiler alert: As others who are very negative on this film have noted, the premise is all wrong for those of us who liked the original Mission: Impossible TV series. In the series, Jim Phelps, portrayed by Peter Graves, was a modest, dedicated, humane, brave, intelligent agent working to defeat wrongdoers, foreign and domestic. A number of times, he made choices that nearly cost him his life to complete his team's mission. He was liked and respected by his fellow team members. He was, and is, one of the great American TV heroes. There was no "dark side to Jim Phelps. A fine man and a top agent.
But in this movie, (BIG SPOILER!) Jim Phelps is--wait for it--the bad guy! This plot turn instantly makes this movie a giant stinker for fans of the original TV series. I would much rather watch a classic MI episode on DVD any day, than waste time on this. Twenty years from now, when this bad movie is forgotten, people will still be watching the great Jim Phelps, a timeless American hero.