A cross between James Bond and the Matrix

Rating: 5/10 (10 June 2000)

I was hoping that this movie would be similar to the original series. Big calculated operations, where each person does their job. But its not. Ethan Hunt (Cruise) does everything by himself, with a little help from others. I am an Aussie, I live in the Capital city of Australia, Canberra four hours outside of Sydney and I thought it was well shown, I recognised many locales. The saddest thing in the movie is when the poor Holden Statesman gets hit by the truck. But the movie did lose its Mission Impossible status. Just like Bond, Hunt falls in love with a girl that plays an crucial role, and just like the Matrix there are some good fight scenes and slow-mo shots. But the movie was so predictable you really only need to see the first 30 minutes and then you can walk out knowing everything that happened. The part that I liked best though, there was no bad guy telling good guy his whole plan. Once he catches what he thinks is Hunt, he shoots him. This movie is clearly for the action junkies, not for the mission impossible fan or a viewer that enjoys an unpredictable twisting plot.