Although the movie is not perfect in all respects, yet it has some action packed sequences, some emotional scenes and witty one-liners- enough to make the movie a one-time watch at least. There are mixed reactions when people comment personally about this movie- some feel that this is the worst mission film ever made, while some feel that it is one of the classics to have been launched by Abram. As far as my own opinion goes, this movie is very similar to some of the Bond films, but has a more rigid story line and the presences of Tom Cruise and Hoffman make it a short term success at least. It is definitely not one of those movies that you would remember for ages, but it is not one of those movies as well which you can’t bear for more than half an hour! It is a mixed bag and you would realize precisely this after you are done with the movie.

On the whole, the movie has been directed rather dully by Abram and he hasn’t allowed for scenes shot from a longer distance. Most of the scenes are shot at from a close range and this makes the movie a bit monotonous. Having said that, you should be rest assured that the movie is a hard-core spy movie, with minimal dialogues in the middle. Dialogues are few, but each and every word spoken in the movie is elementary to the story and the character- definitely, a movie relying more on actions than on words!

Some of the most common and amusing “gadgets” have been borrowed from the previous versions of the mission series. These include those funny latex masks, collar mics and similar stuff. All this coupled with some great action scenes and Tom Cruise’s ability to engross an audience make it a must watch.