Mission: Impossible

中情局向以吉姆为首的特工小组发来指令,一名特工人员已经叛国,将在布拉格的领事馆窃取中情局在东欧潜伏的特工名单,一旦落入坏人手中,后果将不堪设想。他们奉命获取该特工窃取情报的证据,并将其与买家逮捕。很快,在吉姆的策划下,一线主力伊森·亨特和其他几名成员全部到位,不过当计划进行到一半时,情况突然急转直下,包括吉姆在内的小组成员相继殒命,情报失踪,只有伊森一人生还。精神几乎崩溃的伊森与上司见面,却因幸免遇难和帐户上突然多出的12万美元被指认为叛徒,原来失窃的是假情报,行动的真正目的是为了查出内奸。突出重围的伊森决定查出叛徒,而此时,同样侥幸生还的吉姆的妻子克莱尔与伊森重逢。
I checked out of the Mission: Impossible films after part 3 and haven’t looked back despite the praise for McQuarrie’s more recent entries. But with part 7 on the horizon and my kids showing interest in that, we’re going to probably tackle the entire franchise.
I had completely forgotten that Brian De Palma directed this one. In fact, the only thing I remembered about this film was that iconic scene. De Palma’s direction is so good. I love me some dutch angles, though, so I might be a bit biased there. Some of the action went a little over-the-top—namely the helicopter in the tunnel sequence—but hey, what else would you want from a summer blockbuster. The ridiculous heel-turns and Scooby-Doo masks are here, but (from what I remember) not as egregious as what turned me off the franchise in parts 2 and 3. (We’ll see if that thinking holds up when we revisit those. I remember even less about those films than I did this one). Ultimately, this one serves as really great spy thriller and I am looking forward to finally seeing 4, 5, 6 and eventually 7.
I checked out of the Mission: Impossible films after part 3 and haven’t looked back despite the praise for McQuarrie’s more recent entries. But with part 7 on the horizon and my kids showing interest in that, we’re going to probably tackle the entire franchise.
I had completely forgotten that Brian De Palma directed this one. In fact, the only thing I remembered about this film was that iconic scene. De Palma’s direction is so good. I love me some dutch angles, though, so I might be a bit biased there. Some of the action went a little over-the-top—namely the helicopter in the tunnel sequence—but hey, what else would you want from a summer blockbuster. The ridiculous heel-turns and Scooby-Doo masks are here, but (from what I remember) not as egregious as what turned me off the franchise in parts 2 and 3. (We’ll see if that thinking holds up when we revisit those. I remember even less about those films than I did this one). Ultimately, this one serves as really great spy thriller and I am looking forward to finally seeing 4, 5, 6 and eventually 7.




















