The television show, it is not!

Rating: 5/10 (7 May 2006)

When the first Mission Impossible movie came out, I went to see it, knowing that it could not possible be as good as the television show. I was right! I did not even bother going to see MI2. But I had some time on my hands this weekend, so I thought I'd go to see MI3. It was not even as good as the first; and that's pretty bad! About the only thing MI:3 has in common with the television show is the title and some of the music. And the music is recycled.
The story is nowhere as good as the plots in the television show. And, although Tom Cruise is not a bad actor, he is no Steven Hill or Peter Graves. If either of them have bothered watching the movie, they probably laughed.
I give the movie a 5 (which may be generous) because it may be a fair movie, if you are not expecting anything near the original show. But if you were a fan of the show, just be happy with some of the episodes you may find on VHS or DVD. Don't bother spending good money to watch a fair rip-off.