Reviews

Let me first point out that the old series was incredibly corny and flunky by today's standards. However, at its time of airing it had a lot of relevance, mainly due to the historical context of the Cold War and political climate, something this movie failed to include when adapting it for the current generation. Buildings being bombed in the name of God... it sure does seem like a subject that could make a point of modern terrorism and politics, but instead it turns into a pseudo-philosophical quest to search for God.

The villain of the movie is illogical on every level. While the series had a running theme of questioning religion and often exposing them as frauds, this story instead decides to portray God as a real tangible thing, and not just as a tool used by humans to control the masses. I do not dislike it for being different, I am calling it out for going against the main themes of the franchise to the point that it might as well have been called something else.

I like the new designs of the characters, it is a shame they weren't given more time to shine. I'm aware that they could not have fleshed them all out on such limited time, but I believe they still could have made them work together more often, rather than just make Joe the Tom Cruise of the team.

It had a few action-scenes of note that I enjoyed, though they are few and far between, and finally the ending is nonsensical cop-out. If you're a fan, or have high demands of this, please skip it.