Brian de Palma isn't exactly a noteworthy director. Some noteworthy films that he has directed, however, include Scarface, the Untouchables, Mission Impossible and later Mission to Mars (the title is just as corny as the movie).
The problem with de Palma's directing is that he doesn't take a lot of his movies that seriously, especially with Mission Impossible and Mission to Mars.
Anyway, this is a review for Mission Impossible. It's based off of the TV show of the same name, and has now been converted to the big screen in the directing hands of de Palma and in starring hands of Tom Cruise.
Cruise is top IMF (Impossible Missions Force) agent Ethan Hunt, who is the sole survivor a mission gone awry in Prague. The group was betrayed by a mole, and has Hunt is the lone survivor, the IMF believes that he is the mole. Hunt must work to find the real mole while avoiding the IMF who tries to track him down.
Cruise doesn't even take his role that seriously. He remains cocky and self-assured throughout the entire movie.
In addition, the action sequences are not that convincing either. In the end, Hunt and the badguy (I don't want to release spoilers for those who have yet to watch the movie), are fighting it out on a helicopter above a train inside a tunnel (far fetched or what?). Hunt attaches his special explosive gum onto the helicopter. When it explodes, the bad guy explodes with it, while Hunt is blown right back onto the train, with not a piece of shrapnel in him.
Mission Impossible is essentially a spy movie aimed at young adults and teenagers. People will go to see it because it stars Tom Cruise, not because it's a worthwhile flick.
** ½ /5
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