I was surprisingly uncaptivated by this film. I don't know why, but I couldn't get into this movie enough to care a lot for its characters. The camera wasn't handled any worse than a Michael Bay film. Maybe it's from the special Bond films extravaganza now broadcasting on cable. Or maybe it's fact that I wasn't impressed by Cruise and the fast paced scenes. I did like Hoffman's performance. He was professional and merciless - a worthy bad guy. Ving Rhames was great as well, acting as Cruise's compadre, giving the usual advice about connecting with civilians. Maybe that was it - there wasn't anything said that hasn't been said before in other spy films, including "Ronin". Roger Moore said the whole 'deadly life of a spy' speech even better in "The Spy Who Loved Me". So Ethan Hunt wants to get married - whatever. I didn't see anything new.