Rotten
Humorless, charmless and flat.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Mission: Impossible
Expect the impossible.
1996 · 1h 51m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Directed by
Brian De Palma
Overview
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This movie isn't a disaster, but, all things considered, there's little reason to make it a high priority for theatrical viewing.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Exciting, smart and enormously enjoyable.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
Every effect is so calculated that only the conscious minds of filmmakers and viewers are engaged--and not by very much or for very long.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
It's the worst kind of convoluted thriller -- it can never unravel satisfactorily because there's nothing simple at its center, just more confusion.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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