Mission Impossible
Directed by Brian De Palma
Rating: 6.5/10
This film to me had no real substance or character dept. There is nothing here about the main character Ethan Hunt, all of the actors have really nothing to work with and seem to be going through the motions. Brian De Palma's direction is what keeps this movie a float, the thing about Brian De Palma is he's a master at his craft but he hasn't evolved at all in his whole career as a film maker so all his films seem to come off as hollow since there not really dept to them other than fine editing, cinematography, and all the things that make a movie look good(I haven't seen the Untouchables yet). And this movie is no different, the movie visually looks great, the editing is great, the pacing is fine, music is on que, cinematography is great, all the stuff that makes a movie look good is there but there's no heart or soul to this film. The characters are cardboard cut-outs, the movie is far too short which lends itself to an over-simplified script which leads to the waste of Jon Voight, Jean Reno, and Ving Rhames. Like I said the script gives absolutely nothing for the actors to chomp on most of the lines go like "We have to do this and that to get this" to me this movie would of been far better if they had added some character development. Also I like how De Palma tried to keep the mood of the TV show in tact but sometimes it came off way too cheezy. But over-all I have to say the movie is very well made but it has no heart or dept which is what really kills it so it feels very hollow.
Date watched July 9th, 2005