Review of Mission: Impossible (1996) by Jacob — 21 May 2015
The heist in the middle is amazing and the updated score is great but that’s about it. Works better as a TV show as the film’s plot was drawn out, confusing, predictable, and not that interesting. Ethan Hunt was smart and well acted but I never cared for him or the characters much I just cared for the action which is fun except for the climax, which relies heavily on CGI.
It’s a fun movie and a nice translation of a show to film but nothing spectacular. Prefer the focused storytelling of the show and lack of predictability but this was still fun. Fans of the show will be happy to see the film stay true to the spirit of the show brining back various trademarks of the show such as the tapes and the fact that it was able to be translated to a new medium and modernized is impressive.
Worth a watch for the middle alone but outside of that not much to recommend.
This review of Mission: Impossible (1996) was written by Jacob on 21 May 2015.
Mission: Impossible has generally received positive reviews.
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