Not Too Impossible

Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt and this time the stakes are higher and he has to start facing the consequences of his previous actions.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout is actually what you would expect from Cruise and his team, but also so much more. They amped up the action included more death defying stunts and it’s all wrapped up in a story that might nearly leave you in tears inside the theatre.

Cruise once again proves why he doesn’t need a stunt-double for his tricks. In the movie he flew a helicopter by himself, jumped over buildings, did a HALO jump and had a high speed chase on a motorcycle with no helmet on! That is just crazy for a man who is in his mid-50s, but those are the things that give the Mission: Impossible films their charm.

You just can’t wait to see what crazy thing Cruise will do next and that makes the whole movie an exciting spectacle. Christopher McQuarrie knew what he wanted for the film and he totally succeeded. It’s a movie with heart, pain, thrills, suspense, comedy, drama, action and so much more.

The cast perfectly complements each other and the addition of Henry Cavill and Angela Bassett is definitely a plus, also the return of Michelle Monaghan as Julia Meade adds more to the movie’s grounded approach. This also allows the film to take a dive into Ethan’s backstory.

In the movie 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.

The movie has twists and turns and although some things are a little predictable, it is still awesome to watch. The Mission: Impossible franchise is probably one of the few movie series’ to get better with each instalment. Fallout is a definite must watch and re-watch. I’ll give it 9.9 out of 10.