There is no Team in this Mission

Rating: 2/10 (9 October 2005)

Well if your into Tom Cruise and nothing else then this is a flick for you.
But if your looking for the TEAMwork of the original series, it is totally gone. The first incarnate of the movie versions had some team, but they killed them all off right at the beginning.
I now see why none of the original TV cast would not even touch these Cruise vehicles.
Basically these efforts are for Cruise, by Cruise and of Cruise.
The overall plot line of any IMF mission is to overcome some evil with cunning, planning, individual skills and TEAMWORK, all brought together to mess in to a win over evil.
With these movie versions we have one Hero, Cruise, who has ALL the skills, talents, and knowledge to overcome the evil doers. In this case a combination of terrorist and businessman to black mail the world thru the use of a germ agent. The funny part is Cruise's portrayal of his battle with these evil villains and plot is nothing more than a personal ego boost for himself. Even a James Bond or Superman where never as full of themselves, they where confident but did battle for god and country not for themselves.
There is of course the race against time to save not a TEAM member, and t the world, but Cruise's love interest. Preventing the world from getting the virus always seems less important. It always seems to be what is in Cruise's best interest.
If you are a fan of the old TV series, where disappointed with the first MI movie, i.e. making PHELPS and a team member the villains, this vehicle will make just make you even more disappointed. I can only imagine what a MI3 would be like.
I swear these efforts are trying to erase the original IMF TEAM from our fond memories.