Product: Mission: Impossible (1996)
Rating: 4.0
A remake that's good
DePalma directing Tom Cruise, the biggest actor in Hollywood, in a Summer blockbuster. You wouldn't have believed it could happen. Well, it did, and Mission : Impossible is a fast, fun action flick, that is pure enjoyment. Cruise is fine, apart from one scene where Jon Voight asks if there are any questions. The camera suddenly moves to Cruise, who asks whether they can get better coffee. A fine support cast is used, and the twist, the betrayal of Ethan Hunt by his boss, Jim Phelps is unexpected. Some claim the film betrays the Tv series, but I don't accept that. The TV series was fantastic, but this film isn't a straight copy. It offers something different. An enjoyable 100 minutes or so.