Nothing like the TV series I remember

Rating: 5/10 (26 May 2000)

My first reaction after watching this movie was "That was nothing like the Mission: Impossible TV series that I remember from my childhood." The other reaction I had was that if I never see Tom Cruise perform a slow-motion flip or cartwheel again in my life, it will be too soon.
Basically, if you want to see a loud, brainless action flick with few surprises and with Tom Cruise jumping around performing ridiculous stunts, skip the first half and go see the second half of this movie. If you want to see John Woo try to impress everyone with lots of slow-motion shots and watch Tom Cruise over-act in a tawdry melodrama, go see the first half of this movie and slip out before the second half. But if you want to see a real Mission: Impossible movie and not an expensive combination rip-off of James Bond and the Matrix, go rent the first movie, or better yet, watch reruns of the TV series on F/X.