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Mission: Impossible (1996)
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When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the No. 1 suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.
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Load of rubbish!!
Don't listen to the negative reviews
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
That which I did like. Hacking into the CIA Rope scene was awesome, it was very quite, and suspenseful, definitely his best stunt scene out of all mission impossible movies so far.What I didn't like was that it had obvious clues that Krieger was the one who killed Golitsyn, and Sarah. 1st clue: CIA infiltration scene, the knife is shown when Hunt stops him from killing the security guard. 2nd clue: When Hunt goes back up to the ventilation shaft, Krieger drops the Knife on the desk. The ending scene was very weak also.Movie should of had more to it, with a bit more action.Jon Voight acting was great, but I would of preferred someone else. Brian De Palma great director, but I don't think this genre was good for him to do at the time. I'm pretty sure had he got a chance to make one during this time, it would be much better.
The bounty of slick dialogue (delivered well by the solid cast) and the brooding, twist-filled espionage plot make it a little hard to follow at points (see the double mole-reveal near the end) but give the film a certain class and timelessness that mask its dated effects and on-screen technology, and elevate it above other 90s action flicks (though the action of the CIA heist was certainly a highlight). Tasteful underlying humour ("Relax Luther, it's much worse than you think") rounds it out.7.5/10
Having Watched all the Mission Impossible movies, this in my opinion is the best of them all. It has class, and does not have meaningless action which the other ones have. This is the movie that started the mission impossible franchise.
This movie is not really smart, with oversimplified characters and CGI that didn't age well. But it's still so fun to watch. Tom Cruise often breaks the character, but his energy is simply amazing. The vault scene is filmed with precision and visual flair (it almost has Kubrick's vibe). And the train scene is so stupid and still fun (now I get why later Tom Cruise would do his airplane stunt). And the main theme. Marvel, just learn how to create a memorable tune.