- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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4 out of 5
Superstar Tom Cruise and director Brian De Palma join forces for this thrilling extravaganza of jaw-dropping special effects and amazing stunts. Based on the cult 1960s TV series about a covert strike force designing situations villains believe to be real, it's best to forget the complicated plot - something about Cruise clearing his name and proving to the CIA he's not a treacherous mole - and simply enjoy the epic rollercoaster ride that De Palma brings to life with his customary brilliance. The burglary of a guarded vault and the Channel Tunnel helicopter pursuit alone put other high-action thrillers in intensive care.
Plot Summary
Action spy thriller based on the 1960s TV series, starring Tom Cruise, Jon Voight and Emmanuelle Béart. The elite Impossible Mission Force's latest assignment is to recover stolen information that threatens to blow the cover of US spies throughout the world. But the plan goes disastrously wrong.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Ethan Hunt
- Tom Cruise
- Jim Phelps
- Jon Voight
- Claire
- Emmanuelle Béart
- Kittridge
- Henry Czerny
- Krieger
- Jean Reno
- Luther
- Ving Rhames
- Sarah Davies
- Kristin Scott Thomas
- Max
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Frank Barnes
- Dale Dye
- Golitsyn
- Marcel Iures
- Jack
- Emilio Estevez
- Hannah
- Ingeborga Dapkunaite
- CIA analyst William Donloe
- Rolf Saxon
- Max's companion
- Andreas Wisniewski
Crew
- Director
- Brian De Palma
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