Average Action Movie

Rating: 6/10 (29 November 2006)

I saw the first Mission Impossible film many years ago and don't ever recall watching the second. As somebody bought me this film as a gift I was inclined to watch it. I was pleasantly surprised.
I will make one thing clear from the start - I am not much of a fan of Tom Cruise. Basically, that is due to Tom Cruise as a person and not for his acting abilities. However, this is not the place to get into that, I want to talk about the movie.
This film is your usual run-of-the-mill action thriller. I adore action thrillers and I would place this one about average - I've seen worse and I've seen better.
The fact that I am not familiar with the second film didn't prevent me from enjoying this film at all. I didn't think it was necessary to have seen the others to get entertainment value out if this.
The story wasn't very original but the action scenes more than made up for this. I took an instant dislike to the villain and was very pleased to witness his demise at the end, especially in the manner it happened - the guy deserved nothing better! The ending pointed strongly to the making of a fourth movie, something I eagerly anticipate and has also given me the desire to watch the second film.
All in all, not bad at all but don't go expecting anything too special.
Beware of three-footed rabbits by the way!