it must have become impossible to make up something new

Rating: 3/10 (9 May 2006)

This film turned out to be a disappointment for many fans of Tom Cruise and "mission impossible". There are several problems,which the directors probably had. First of all, there is not a single scene in this movie when Tom Cruise appears with a lively face. No, he always makes an impression of a very sick or tired person, who can never relax. When it comes to expressing his love, he finds no other way except making an annoyed face and saying usual phrases like "you must trust me... it is very important for me" and the like. When it comes to protecting his family(what seems to be his aim during the whole movie), he reveals nothing but anger and hatred. So after watching the film you don't get an impression, that this person was really interested in what was going on. Secondly, without necessary amount of love scenes it becomes dull, because the balance of love and action scenes is upset. Itan fights well, but it is not just the only thing he does well, it is actually the only the only thing he does in this movie. Thirdly, the plot seems to be unmotivated (the reasons for such statement are all in the previous passage) and too complicated - because you can't make out why Itan makes all these missions possible. It is also too similar to the viewer, who had seen a lot films with such plot. Probably, when the directors couldn't make up anything new for their hero, they used a trick from "Ocean's twelve", where Ocean tries to get retired.