Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1

[robby]

I posted the following in the “Movies you’ve seen recently” thread, whereas it really belongs here:

@robby

I just got out of seeing the latest Mission: Impossible movie (Dead Reckoning, Part One) a few minutes ago. I went to see it because I enjoyed the earlier installments (from what I can recall since none are all that memorable), generally like Tom Cruise movies, but mostly because it has a stellar 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.

I was sorely disappointed. I thought it was a hot mess. It was boring and long and a retread of earlier movies in the series. I found myself repeatedly looking at my watch. I had no idea who the antagonists were, nor did I particularly care. I’m sad I wasted my money and three hours of my life.

I’m surprised that Rotten Tomatoes steered me so wrong.

To expand on my thoughts above, I thought the movie was little more than a series of stunts connected by a thin yet incomprehensible plot. In the latter sense, it was reminiscent of when I watched the TV series when I was six years old. I was always driving the adults crazy with questions about what was happening. I didn’t do that in the theater though.

I really thought I would like the movie more than I did. Oh well. Maybe it’s me.