Product: Mission: Impossible (1996)
Rating: 5.0
A very well done transition from TV to the big screen
Mission Impossible is one of my favorite movies. I have already watched it numerous times and will probably watch it again before too long. Some buffs of the TV show weren't too pleased with a certain defection, but without it the movie wouldn't have been half as cool.The basic story here is a winner. I won't give it away, but it made perfect sense. (Not a plot to take over the world or blow up a major city, etc.)The special effects were just a bonus to the script, although there were a couple incidents of being a little unrealistic. There have been much worst in past movies, so I don't really hold it against Mission Impossible.The characters were well represented by their actors. Cruise may have overacted a touch but nobody seemed out of place in their role. Just like in the show of old, they were always cool under pressure and had the cool little gadgets to get the job done.When I heard there was a sequel in the works I knew it would not live up to the first. They should have let it be. It's a rare occurance that a sequel can top an original, especially when the original is as good as this one.