Mission successful

Rating: Null/10 (2 September 2000)

* * * (3 out of 5)

Mission Impossible

Directed by: Brian De Palma, 1996

Premeditated, slick and intoxicating remake of the classic TV-series. Directed by Brian De Palma and co-produced by Tom Cruise. Features a muddled plot but the electric pacing makes the suspense ring true.
Cartoonish spy-thriller elements go hand in hand with alluring special effects. Great fun. Cruise and Jon Voight headline a solid cast , with Adam Clayton and The Edge (from U2) having successfully re-recorded Lalo Schifrin's thumping theme song.