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Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, leader of a crack squad of intelligence operatives, in this labyrinthine action-thriller based on the hit 1960s-'70s television series. When a dangerous mission in Prague goes inexplicably wrong, Hunt finds himself out in the cold. A mole has infiltrated the CIA, and suspicions are that it's Hunt... Read more

Starring	Tom Cruise, Jean Reno, Vanessa Redgrave, Ving Rhames
Director	Brian De Palma
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Critic's review of Mission: Impossible
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- A movie very much in the James Bond style, with added paranoia; the gimmick-laden narrative makes little sense, but the set-piece stunts are spectacularly over-the-top.
- 30369
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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- - 7
  - 2
  Good Action - can't wait for MI:3
  
  Great update of the 70's series.
  
  Tom Cruise is great as Ethan Hawk. As he now seems to have a hand in the majority of his film choices with his ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Northamptonshire
  - 14 Feb 2005 at 01:09
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- - 0
  - 0
  Watch the Bourne Identity instead
  
  Special agent team job in Prague to recover special list, team gets wiped out apart from one agent, suspects foul play, Authorities blame agent, agent goes to ... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 426 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 15 Sep 2011 at 09:00
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  A good attempt..though not perfect
  
  They made a good attempt trying to keep the feel of the original series, which was lost on the 2nd one. Though the plot is a bit simple and almost you could say... read more »
  
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- 1023074
- - PrancingPony
  - 17 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 29 Jul 2011 at 16:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Great Film
  
  I am really not a Tom Cruise fan and used to avoid his films......but Mission Impossible was good enough to make me want to see 2 and 3 and whatever comes after... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 24 Jun 2011 at 11:02
- - 1
  - 0
  Mission : Average
  
  I was really looking forward to this one when it hit the door mat, however after years of thinking 'I really should watch that' I do think it wasnt ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - tominsptwo
  - 62 reviews
  - Wakefield
  - 13 May 2011 at 12:04
- - 1
  - 0
  Mission Impossible
  
  A quite good remake of the original Tv series. Action packed some good twists in the plot. Not a bad watch.
  
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  - Gloucestershire
  - 01 Feb 2011 at 13:12
- - 1
  - 2
  Unrealistic and dated technology
  
  This movie just doesn't hit the right notes when it comes to the modern spy/thriller type movies. It pales into insignificance when you compare it with the ... read more »
  
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- - SilverRallier
  - 35 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 16 Dec 2010 at 06:52
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  - 1
  MISSION : IMPOSSIBLE REVIEW
  
  mission impossible is a action packed film starring tom cruise as a secret agent trying to save the world from... well too be honest you don't really know. ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 14 Aug 2010 at 19:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Mission Implausible
  
  Tom Cruise can act with depth when required, but who the bloody hell was the femme fatale (Emanuelle Beart)? A simpering unconvincing caricature. The film swung... read more »
  
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  - Littleborough UK
  - 07 Apr 2010 at 21:30
- - 0
  - 2
  Too adult for children
  
  I rented this film for my son's 12th birthday party, thinking that as it was a PG, it would be fine. On previewing it, I was gripped, but astonished by the... read more »
  
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- - Nigel
  - Thatcham
  - 17 Jul 2009 at 20:33
- - 0
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  A classic.
  
  Simply... A classic - need i say more?!
  
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- - Swiftlx
  - 29 reviews
  - Surrey, England
  - 15 Jul 2009 at 13:07
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- - 7
  - 2
  Good Action - can't wait for MI:3
  
  Great update of the 70's series.
  
  Tom Cruise is great as Ethan Hawk. As he now seems to have a hand in the majority of his film choices with his ... read more »
  
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- 72265
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Northamptonshire
  - 14 Feb 2005 at 01:09
- - 3
  - 0
  Boys adventure
  
  Usual boys escapism with large explosions and a cast running around saving the world
  
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  - Harpenden
  - 05 Mar 2006 at 15:53
- - 2
  - 0
  Not Too Bad..
  
  Thought it had the potential to be truly great ...seemed to get lost at bits (or was that just me). Did enjoy it though ..Hope the follow up is as good, but ... read more »
  
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- - john paterson
  - Glasgow
  - 21 Dec 2005 at 22:34
- - 2
  - 0
  A mixed bag
  
  It was great at the end of the movie but was hard to understand in the beginning. There is a lot of action and a lot of suspence during the 'mission ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Wales
  - 03 Apr 2006 at 19:55
- - 2
  - 0
  DOWNFALL for tom cruise
  
  AN excellent film to watch good drama, a littil bit confusing but altogether not so bad.
  
  BUT! there was a bad downfall for tom cruise i dont think he... read more »
  
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  - england
  - 11 May 2006 at 11:11
- - 2
  - 1
  A Marmite Film
  
  You either love it or hate it.
  
  I hated it but loved Mission: Impossible 2
  
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  - Dudley, England
  - 17 Jul 2005 at 04:00
- - 1
  - 0
  Excellent - Truly spy-tastic
  
  From the opening match and the dum dum da da, you are hooked, the fine twists and turns as the political intrigue tears the film apart, Cruise as ethan hawke is... read more »
  
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- - Paul Curwen
  - Southampton, England
  - 15 Nov 2005 at 11:24
- - 1
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  excellent, fantastic , brilliant
  
  great film full of action a must see
  
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  - wakefield
  - 16 Dec 2005 at 09:36
- - 1
  - 0
  Good action movie
  
  A good action film, which is very entertaining, has an interesting story, and some interesting plot-twists. The film is also full of exciting action, is great ... read more »
  
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- - DJM666
  - 271 reviews
  - Walsall
  - 08 May 2006 at 19:16
- - 1
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  Mission Impossible
  
  A quite good remake of the original Tv series. Action packed some good twists in the plot. Not a bad watch.
  
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- - a customer
  - Gloucestershire
  - 01 Feb 2011 at 13:12

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Critics' reviews
- A movie very much in the James Bond style, with added paranoia; the gimmick-laden narrative makes little sense, but the set-piece stunts are spectacularly over-the-top.
- 30369
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- Twenty minutes into this big-budget update of the '70s spy series, half the cast has been wiped out, and Cruise's Ethan... read more on Time Out
- 43529
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...Cruise tackles the action genre even more convincingly than he did in TOP GUN....And he looks great, too..."
- 7973
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...A Rubik's cube that keeps on twisting..." -- Rating: B
- 7970
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE is an explosion of pleasures..."
- 7971
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Stylish, brisk..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
- 7972
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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