Mission should you accept it - to write something original for a change

Rating: Null/10 (20 May 2006)

Ludicrous escapism - nothing new, nothing very clever. Loud and hackneyed.
Cruise in cruise control - he's done this a million times before. The other actors are not asked to do much more than stand around admiringly and look loyal.
Was there anyone in the cinema who thought for one moment Cruise was going to die at any stage? Of course not. So the dramatic tension generated by all this daring-do? Zilch.
Oh for something with as much wit and style as the last movie that starred both Cruise and Hoffman - Magnolia.
Go see Match point instead.