The crack undercover agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is again called back into action by IMF operation chief named Musgrave (Billy Crudup) , his assignment results to be a crucial mission : to rescue former protégée named Lindsay (Keri Russell) . She has been kidnapped in Berlin by a real villain Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Davien will be in the Vatican, and the team formed by stalwart specialists (Ving Rhames , Maggie Q , Jonathan Rhys Meyers) execute a dangerous operation to abduct him . But Julia (Michelle Monaghan) , Ethan's recent wife , is also kidnapped and ruthless Owen forces him to rob a powerful arm . Meanwhile, Ethan tries to discover who set them up.
This energetic movie packs unstopped action , drama , hair-raising suspense, exciting thrills , frenetic pursuits and lots of violence . Well made high-tech hijinks and full of breathtaking set-up with impressive images. .The film contains an interesting story in flamboyant treatment , worth two hours'time , written by Alex Kurtzman and J. J. Abrahams and based on the vintage characters created by Bruce Heller . Lalo Schifrin's television classic score is again well reused here , at a much higher decibel level and adding a moving soundtrack by Michael Giacchini . Fascinating and luxurious cinematography by excellent cameraman by Daniel Mindel . As usual , Tom Cruise co-executive produced , along with Paula Wagner. The motion picture was perfectly directed by J. J. Abrahams . He's a successful producer, writer and director as Television (Lost , Alias , Felicity) as cinema and he's today filmmaking a Star Trek movie, in production . Rating : Better than average and well worth seeing. The tale will appeal to Tom Cruise fans and non-stopped action movies enthusiasts.
This energetic movie packs unstopped action , drama , hair-raising suspense, exciting thrills , frenetic pursuits and lots of violence . Well made high-tech hijinks and full of breathtaking set-up with impressive images. .The film contains an interesting story in flamboyant treatment , worth two hours'time , written by Alex Kurtzman and J. J. Abrahams and based on the vintage characters created by Bruce Heller . Lalo Schifrin's television classic score is again well reused here , at a much higher decibel level and adding a moving soundtrack by Michael Giacchini . Fascinating and luxurious cinematography by excellent cameraman by Daniel Mindel . As usual , Tom Cruise co-executive produced , along with Paula Wagner. The motion picture was perfectly directed by J. J. Abrahams . He's a successful producer, writer and director as Television (Lost , Alias , Felicity) as cinema and he's today filmmaking a Star Trek movie, in production . Rating : Better than average and well worth seeing. The tale will appeal to Tom Cruise fans and non-stopped action movies enthusiasts.