Fourth 'Mission' the best of all
Thursday, January 5, 2012
In the seconds leading to the opening credits of the new "Mission Impossible" film, subtitled "Ghost Protocol," Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt -- while being sprung from a prison during a riot -- tells one of his associates, "Light the fuse," as the instantly-recognizable theme music begins to wind up. It's a clever, self-aware touch, leading into the familiar match strike that opened the TV series and the other big-screen stories.