Mission Impossible - Meeting with Max

[AgentMrX]

I remember watching this as a child and thinking about how cool it would be when I grow up and get an email.

[philippeh]

Tom Cruise has more sexual chemistry with Vanessa Redgrave in this scene than he’s had with any of his on screen female co stars.

[ShadowIsatis]

"These guys are trained to be ghosts. We taught them to do it for Christ's sake!" Always loved this line. Acknowledging the skills of the agents, and knowing they were the ones who trained them.

[JimmySteller]

My favourite sequence of any Mission Impossible film. It’s just oozing with atmosphere and great actors having fun with playing their characters. It’s such a treat to watch.

[Seemlypseudonym]

People talking about Vanessa Redgrave (and rightly so), but Henry Czerny is such a beast in this — his delivery is second to none “you find something personally important to him, and, you squeeze” — so satisfying

[patrickspencer]

1:53 “I’m willing to take the chance.”

Later in Fallout, speaking to White Widow: “I know what you’re thinking. Maybe they’re not here for you, maybe they’re just here for me. Are you willing to take that chance?”

[DSMTheEditor]

I love how DePalma-y this movie looks, lots of angled and wide shots, looming characters in the background to keep their presence known instead of just basic one-shots, he's just a master of painting the entire frame.

[thegoodgeneral]

This movie is the best in the series, no matter how dated some of the tech is. It feels so real when Ethan loses his team at the start, the intrigue and mystery is gripping, the CIA infiltration scene is iconic, and the train action scene looks AMAZING even now and is so thrilling.

And to top that, you have a mesmerizing, hypnotizing performance by Vanessa Redgrave. Top notch stuff.

[drob]

Vanessa Redgave's presence and delivery, as the serpent hypnotizing the canari, is just fantastic. This and the "My lawyers will tear your lawyers to shreds" near the end of the movie.

[ryanhunter]

The first Mission Impossible is perfectly written, acted, and directed. There is so much intrigue and mystery around the story. This film assumes you're smart, and it doesn't hold your hand and slow walk you through information. I love that!

[AngelofMusic]

A shame we never got to see the two Vanessas of the series (Redgrave and Kirby) share a scene together. It would have been exciting to see Max and Alanna together as mother and daughter.

[ElTuco]

You can say what you want about the script, but the cinematography of this movie is amazing. De Palma at his best.

[AntiAuthority]

I saw this movie in theaters when I was 10 years old and GoldenEye the year before. Two Classics. First time I ever saw Vanessa in a movie and of course she made an immediate impression.

[palmereldritch]

One overlooked aspect of this scene is how incredibly funny it actually is. The just this much over the top performances, the non-thrilling shots of "agents arriving" in funny ridiculous costumes. Dig the lady with the hat.
Vanessa' Redgrave's first line delivery and her weird dry laugh registering clearly in long shot all across the scene. Brilliant.

[RaymondStarkes]

Here to rewatch because i just found out that the White Widow from Fallout is Max's daughter.

[kazuhirala]

Its sort of a shame they never brought back the character of Max in the other films, Vanessa Redgrave sells the character just perfect.

[Tatertot]

I can start watching in the middle of this movie and not stop. I can't say that about any of the other Mission Impossible films.

[UtahGetMe]

Vanessa Redgrave in MI is one of the most underrated extended cameos in movie history.

[NoMoreNever]

One reason I still remember this movie; Vanessa Redgrave as Max.

[nombreapellido]

For an older woman she's kind of enticing. Must've been smoking hot when she was younger