Somehow I missed this movie when it first came out. I had watched Mission Impossibles I and II and liked them. This edition is the best of the three and the best acted. If he gets the big bucks, he deserves them, and by the way, I don't care what his personal religion and marital status is. I really enjoyed the movie and have to put his presence on the screen up to superstar status with the big boys.
How did I miss this?!? AWESOME.:
Skipped this one in the theatre due to media overexposure of the infamous "Couch Jumping Incident" at the time. Big mistake on my part. This movie kicks major you-know-what and any action movie fan with a heartbeat should find it suitably, uh, "fibrillating". Minus one star for the razor thin plot, but let's face it - that's not why you watch a movie like this. Great action setpieces (see: "Bridge Scene"), uniformly great casting (Hoffman oozes evil as the villain) and roller coaster pacing that, as they... more info
Slight mix-up, but seller made good.:
While item sent was not the version I requested, the seller did offer to send it or offered a discount.
Third Time Was A Charm:
It took 3 trys and JJ Abrams (Lost, Alias etc)to finally get a great MI movie. And, unfortunately, it only took one crazy session of couch jumping on Opera to make a lot of people ignore it. Well, that and the audio players that were placed in LA Times newspaper vending machines to play the theme music when opened, that people mistook for bombs. That negative publicity at release time was very unfortunate because this is by far the best MI of the three. The trailer gives a good idea of the intense... more info
