Where's the Mission Impossible?

Rating: 7/10 (10 July 2000)

I mean, where's the thrilling-intelligent-packed movie which was the first "Mission:Impossible"? Brian De Palma made a fine conversion from the TV series, ya know, incredible "James Bond"-type situations, suspense and elaborated plot... But this film isn't "M:i-2", it's just "How to be a pretty action hero, kill some bad folks & win a beauty girl".
I'm not saying that "M:i-2" is crap. It's not. But I see it's nearer the HongKong-type films than the M:i TV series.
Despite the result of the film like a Mission:impossible sequel, John Woo fans will love it. It has all the small things that make Woo's creations different: fantastic shooting scenes, incredible camera movements, spectacular one-to-one fights, awesome pursuits and, of course, a very good-smart-handsome hero and the bad-to-bone villain. And the pigeons, of course :)
Just one thing: M:i-2 affirms that typical sentence: "2nd parts aren't good". It's not as good the first one, but it's not a bad film. If you're looking for action, technology, incredible situations, beautiful women and a very cool Tom Cruise, you'll get it! 7/10