Product: Mission: Impossible (1996)
Rating: 5.0
STYLISH SUSPENSE
Tom Cruise is the super-spy of almost impossible glamour and agility in Brian DePalma's bravura tapestry of international intrigue and false starts. Yes, this movie is a true labyrinth of twisting dead ends/suspense, and it requires you to think a little, double-guessing your own guesses along with the many twists provided by the plot. DePalma is in his Untouchables mode here; the set pieces and action sequences have that dense, spellbinding beauty that draws you in. The sequence involving Cruise suspended by a single cord is nail-biting and cool, cool, cool. The international locations are gorgeously utilized, as are the chew-the-scenery acting skills of Jon Voight. Way cooler, by the way, than the over-the-top Woo gun-fest, which is stunningly shot, but empty-headed. Smart, stylish, sophisticated. Plus, Tom: you look even more dynamo with short hair!