GENRE:
Action Adventure
RATING:
PG-13 for violence and brief language
RUNTIME:
2 hours and 49 minutes
PLATFORM:
Movie Theatre
STARRING:
Tom Cruise (Top Gun, Edge of
Tomorrow, Minority Report)
Hayley
Atwell (Captain America); Simon
Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek)
DIRECTOR:
Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher,
Mission: Impossible 5-8)
WRITERS:
Erik Jendresen (Band of Brothers, M:I - Dead Reckoning)
Christopher
McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Tom Gun:
Maverick)
PLOT:
Ethan Hunt is back to save the world from nuclear war at the hands of the AI
known as The Entity.
FULL DISCLOSURE: My expectation was huge for this film.
STORY STUFF: I wanted to like this film more. I love this franchise; it is one of my favourites. If this is the end, then I think they did a good job wrapping it up. My biggest issue is that there were less amazing action sequences and less humour this time around. Even with the weight of the world always on Ethan’s shoulders, there is also some lightness that keeps me entertained. The plane sequence at the end is action-packed, although it reminded me of the 6th mission. Underwater sub stuff is all about timing and suspense but not riveting like a car chase. On another note, I always wonder how one man can be so lucky and unlucky at the same time. There is a fun reveal about one of the characters that I thought was cute. This film is still entertaining as a wrap up to the series but earlier missions have been better (except for the second one).
ACTING STUFF: Cruise is great as Ethan Hunt but doesn’t get to be funny this time around; same goes for Pegg. I loved seeing the murderers row of ‘that guys’ in this film. Milchick from Severance and Ron Swanson from Parks & Rec were the standouts for me. Not a fan of Angela Basset (or her son storyline). There was one returning character I was hoping for and it was great to see him not only appear but be an integral part of the story (I won’t spoil it for you though).
ARTISTIC STUFF: The action sequences always look great. I was happy with the references and callbacks to previous missions but the clip show aspect looked pretty sitcom-y at times.
VERDICT:
Four stars out of five (I’m grading on a
curve)
SEE IT IF:
You’ve seen the other ones.
UPCOMING REVIEW: The Phoenician
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