Employing
acrobatics, stealth, and firepower, agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) aces three
impossible missions and learns not to hide the truth from his new fiancée. Good
for action fans.
This was a weird movie to see
after the ultra-realistic Flight 93. Here, “IMF” [Impossible Mission
Force] agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) concocts in an hour or two a series of
break-and-enter missions that al-qaeda might have rejected as too
complex. I guess the collective Islamofascist mind just can’t compete with
good-old American know-how. Three such set pieces, and another sequence in
which a barrage of artillery is unleashed against Hunt on a bridge, comprise
the bulk of the action scenes, set on three continents. They’re pretty good,
but not spectacular, and certainly not believable. At least two of them result
in many dead bodies and explosions, though. The ever-versatile Philip Seymour
Hoffman is the villain, who, as the movie begins, is threatening to kill Ethan
and his beloved if he doesn’t get something called the Rabbit’s Foot. Also
impressive is Laurence Fishburne as Hunt’s superior, who gets the best
dialogue. (“I will bleed on the flag to make sure the stripes stay red.”)
Directed by J.J. Abrams of Lost and Alias fame, this installment
offers less character development than either of those TV series, but should
satisfy action fans.
posted 8/20/13
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