After nearly 30 years and increasingly larger adventures, Tom Cruise’s time as Ethan Hunt has come full circle, bringing me to want to revisit his debut with the original Mission: Impossible. While it’s always been one I considered underrated when compared to the much better sequels, there’s always been something I could never quite put my finger on about why it didn’t quite land in the upper echelons of the franchise. Now, with this latest watch, I’ve finally realized why the film is still an effective franchise starter, even in spite of a few key problems.
