No biting the personnel

We saw it last night. Why? Because we were in Ballard, walked by the Majestic and said “Why not?”

My rating fits the Rotten Tomatoe rating. It was decent but not incredible. To me, one segment made it worth the admission price: the Vatican setup. That was the closest setup to the impossible mission of the old TV series. It felt nice.

What are we talking about the day after?

1. Why is the wife a nurse? It seems so stereotypical. If Ethan Hunt was a woman, would she be marrying a nurse or a doctor?
2. Where do they get the Program Management skills to run their missions so neatly? Wouldn’t it be great if projects at work were run as tightly? You’d announce to the entire team a realistic ETA that fits the team’s needs; you’d meet your ETA; if there was an unforeseen problem, you’d handle it without revising the ETA. Moreover, you’d always look good at it.
3. There’s one scene where Tom Cruise stands at night on the edge of a building’s roof. I swear the scene is setup like the movie cut-scene from any modern computer games. The hero stands on the highest point in sight, back straight, strong posture, determined look on his face as he surveys the land.
4. The Vatican has incredible bathrooms.
5. Interestingly, early in the movie you see him riding a motorcycle without a helmet. As I saw that scene, I thought: stuntman. Yeah, I’m surprised, Cruise did all the stunts in the movie himself (supposedly) including bungie jumping and letting a jack-knifed semi go over him.

The details are more interesting than the movie.