Good but Unachieving

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2019)

7 May 2006. This latest installment under-performs its expectations. While the attempt at combining some elements of personal family drama and action was commendable, even the comedy action thriller, True Lies (1994) with Arnold Schwartznegger and Jaime Lee Curtis, The Bourne Identity (2002) with Matt Damon and Franka Potente had more chemistry and smooth balance and pacing. The sound and special effects were decent. Nevertheless, the magic of the original Mission Impossible television series continues to be neglected for the most part the the plot suffers as a result. The climax of the movie also seemed weakened by the lack of screen time and character development offered to Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Thus this supposed summer blockbuster while entertaining and thrilling misses the apex of its swinging mark. Seven out of Ten Stars.