Mission: Impossible Review

by Ram Samudrala (ram AT mbisgi DOT umd DOT edu)
May 30th, 1996
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
    A film review by Ram Samudrala
    Copyright 1996 Ram Samudrala

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to sit through the movie /Mission: Impossible/ without wanting to kill one or more of the actors on the screen. The plot revolves around Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), the dashing and handsome young operative who has dedicated his life to saving the world. Things go terribly wrong for Ethan quite early on in the movie and we end up watching him try to save his name and reputation for the rest of the film.

The acting is stiff, mechanical and at times hardly believable. The majority of the cast is killed in the first half hour so we are left with Ethan and a few new friends that we never learn anything about. There is no character development. The good part about this movie is, of course, the special effects and the sound. There were moments when the sound was so powerful that you could almost feel it.

This is your typical spy thriller, complete with plot twists and suprises. Is it worth seeing on the big screen? Yes, but don't get your hopes up too high. And remember, if you or anyone in your party dies of either incredulity or boredom, the theatre will disavow any knowledge of your presence at the show.

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