The New 'James Bond'

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2000)

It seems that everything that Tom Cruise touches turns to gold, he must be Hollywood's biggest star at the moment. Even when he doesn't well at the box office, he seems to get critical acclaim and vice versa. This is a big shift away from the first movie but I think it really works, Cruise can pull off the character very well although he is a bit over the top at times. I don't think the film puts any real emphasis on the other characters in the film which is poor but the story is good enough and the action is superb. It's the new '007' for sure, we could end up with endless 'Mission Impossible' movies but as long as they are as good as the first two, I won't be complaining.