| Mission: Impossible (1996),
				Director: Brian De Palma, rated PG-13 
				Only the Mission Matters. 
				
				  Starring: 
				Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny, Jean 
				Reno, Ving Rhames, Vanessa Redgrave, Kristin Scott, Ingeborga 
				Dapkūnaitė, Emilio Estevez, Rolf Saxon 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 
				- good 
				"My team. My team is DEAD. 
				They knew we were coming, man. They knew we were coming and the 
				disk is gone." – 
				Ethan Hunt 
				Why watch this? 
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				Plot Summary: 
				Following a disastrous mission where his entire team is killed, 
				IMF agent Ethan Hunt is framed as the mole and accused of 
				selling government secrets. Now a fugitive, he must assemble a 
				new, untrustworthy team of disavowed agents to break into the 
				CIA and retrieve a confidential list that could clear his name. 
				In a deadly game of cat and mouse, Hunt races to expose the real 
				double agent and uncover the truth behind his betrayal. Dad's Preview:  
				The old 60s-70s TV series of the same name was a lot of fun. It 
				featured espionage, spies, disguises, and betrayals, all wrapped 
				in intelligence. Here Tom Cruise and company begin, what I 
				think, was targeted as franchise all along. This actioner is 
				packed with spectacular stunts, explosions, a spider web of plot 
				lines and lots of complicated dialog. What it somewhat lacks is 
				the simple charm of the origin series, you know, the cute little 
				moments, a nod, a wink - it was subtly heady. This simply blows 
				it up and move quickly onward. That's not to say this film is 
				not exciting or thrilling, because it is. It's like a 
				rollercoaster, where you buckle in and enjoy the ride for what 
				it is.  
				 Paramount 
				Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions; Paramount Pictures
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