Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible
Als eine Liste mit den Codenamen verdeckter Top-Agenten zum Verkauf angeboten wird, soll ein Team von Spezialagenten den Verräter auf frischer Tat überführen.Cruise spielt den Geheimagenten Ethan Hunt, der miterleben muss, wie seine Kollegen bei diesem Einsatz zu Tode kommen. Bei einem Treffen mit seinem Kontaktmann der CIA erkennt Hunt, daß hinter der Mission ein perfides Doppelspiel steckt. Als Überlebenden wird ihm die Schuld am Tod seines Teams angehängt. Um seine Unschuld zu beweisen, muß Hunt den wahren Maulwurf finden. Ob auf der Flucht vor Killerkommandos der Regierung, beim Eindringen in den Hochsicherheitstrakt der CIA oder gar am Dach eines Hochgeschwindigkeitszuges festgeklammert, Hunt muß alles daransetzen, seinen Verfolgern stets einen Schritt voraus zu sein und der schrecklichen Wahrheit Schritt für Schritt näher zu kommen...
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.



















