Ethan Hunt and the IMF team join forces with CIA assassin August Walker
to prevent a disaster of epic proportions. Arms dealer John Lark and a group of
terrorists known as the Apostles plan to use three plutonium cores for a
simultaneous nuclear attack on the Vatican, Jerusalem and Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When the weapons go missing, Ethan and his crew find themselves in a
desperate race against time to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean
Harris, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin, Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett
Release Date: July 27, 2018
Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Rated PG-13 for some suggestive material
Runtime: 2h 27min
Review:
Mission Impossible – Fallout is truly a fantastic piece of
filmmaking. Christopher McQuarrie raises
the bar even more than he did in the last entry by delivering action set pieces
that are beautifully designed and filmed.
Everything about the film is big from its set pieces to its stakes. The plot is a twisty yet simple story that
has our heroes chasing down plutonium. I
wished that the film did a better job of holding its secrets a bit closer to
the vest. Some the twists are fairly
obvious but it doesn’t hurt the overall enjoyment of the film as a whole. At the center of the entire thing is Tom
Cruise. Cruise is a seemingly ageless daredevil
who just wants to believe he’s literally some sort of superhero. Returning cast members Ving Rhames, Simon
Pegg, and Rebecca Ferguson aka sexy British Michelle Monaghan all turn in
strong supporting turns with each getting their time to shine. Henry Cavill makes for a solid foil to Cruise
but I would have like a bit more subtleness and depth to his character. Sean Harris returns as the villain from the
previous film who is incorporated into the plot that references previous
iterations, something refreshing which ultimately make the film more engaging.
A
