Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

 Not as good as many of it's predecessors, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, is an exposition heavy and messianic conclusion to the adventures of Ethan Hunt. There are some good set pieces, as one expects in these, and the feeling of impending doom is well realized (Ethan must prevent an evil AI from starting a nuclear war), but the plot is pretty silly as is Cruse's accent to a surprisingly literal Christ status, his beloved team becoming in effect his apostles. Some unexpected call backs to earler films, like 'No Time To Die' this film is very aware of its self as an end to a franchise. I was not awed. **1/2

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