Much better than the sequel...a very good movie...

Rating: 7/10 (1 June 2000)

Mission Impossible is a very good movie, and is very well done. The movie opens with the villain in disguise as Ethan Hunt, (Tom Cruise), where they hijack a plane and steal a man's briefcase with a top secret virus in it. Then you see Ethan Hunt on a 2,000 foot cliff, and he makes it to the top, without a stunt double (entertainment weekly). In comparison to the first one, the sequel was much better. The beginning is a love story, and it is a lot like something out of a Hitchcock flick. The plot is as follows: Ethan Hunt must steal a deadly German virus from the villain, Sean Ambrose. They also create an cure for the virus, and they plan to corner the hospitals/market and force them to pay them millions of dollars for the cure. The action is great, and the plot is fairly easy to follow, unlike the first one. a very good ending, too. There was one problem, and that is the fact that the movie went a little heavy on masks and disguises, and occasionally, it was too predictable. Other than that, John Woo has created a great flick. Go see it!