GENRE: Action/Adventure
RATING: PG13 for action violence
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 13 minutes
STARRING: Tom Cruise (Minority Report, Valkyrie, Collateral)
Jeremy Renner (Hurt Locker) Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead)
DIRECTOR: Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Iron Giant, Ratatouille)
WRITERS: Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec (Alias)
PLOT: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team go rogue to clear their name after being implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin.
FIVE OBSERVATIONS:
1 Sure, Tom Cruise acted a little weird a few years ago but let all that slip out of your mind as watch him tear up screen in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. He still shines as the virtually indestructible Ethan Hunt. He bring such charisma to this role, you can’t help but root for him.
2 Some fantastic action sequences in this mission. Compliments go to Brad Bird who before now has only done animation. The skyscraper scene is still suspenseful even though most of it has been shown in the trailers.
3 Simon Pegg has been a welcome addition to the franchise. Since being introduced in the third film, Pegg has brought some great humour to the missions. He almost steals the show this time around.
4 Since this installment is written by some former Alias writers, it is fun to see some references to previous JJ Abrams shows: favourite number ‘47’ appears multiple times, Sydney Bristow codename ‘Outrigger’ is mentioned and it is wonderful to see Lost’s Sawyer getting to do some action.
5 You don’t need to watch the third film to understand what’s going on but there are some references made to characters who appeared in MI3. It’s a cool movie anyway.
RECOMMENDATION: See it in theatres now
UPCOMING REVIEW: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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