"Go rogue"
One of the biggest releases this year, it was no surprise that Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation made a boatload of money at the box office. It was the fifth instalment in the Mission: Impossible series, and we follow Ethan Hunt once again trying to complete another impossible mission.
With the IMF now disbanded, Ethan Hunt is out in the open on his own. A new threat soon emerges from the shadows - The Syndicate. The Syndicate is an organization bent upon establishing a new world order, and includes a network of highly trained operatives. In what may be his most impossible mission yet, Ethan brings his team back together and sets out to defeat this new menace.
While this wasn't the best film in the series, I did quite like it. In every film, a futuristic piece of technology is shown to us. In Ghost Protocol it was that projector screen and camera in that hallway and in Rogue Nation, it was that tablet computer Benji used and the wristband Ethan wore when he jumped into the water-cooled chamber. (Sorry for the spoilers!) Its always exciting to see the new technology that movies show us. The plot of this film was exciting and gripping, even if it was a little hard to follow in a few places. It was thorough and I didn't find any problems with it. Humour is always a good addition to an action movie, and this was no exception. Simon Pegg was great in his portrayal of Benji, as always. Tom Cruise, as always, impressed me. Even at the age of 53, he's still got a lot of it left in him! I can't believe he actually did that plane scene by himself! I also felt that Rebecca Ferguson did a good job in her role of Ilsa Faust. However, I felt that Ving Rhames' character, Luther Stickell, was weak. The movie could have been made without him as well. The action scenes get better from one movie to the next. One scene that was different but impressive was the fight scene at the opera. It was the music that made it as good as it was. Fighting for your life with opera in the background. I should try that sometime. The screenwriters always find new ways to amaze us, and here it was when Ethan jumped into the water-cooled chamber to input a file. Once again, I'm very sorry for all the spoilers!
- Genre- action, adventure
- Director- Christopher McQuarrie
- Producers- JJ Abrams, Bryan Burk, Tom Cruise, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger
- Starring- Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris and Alec Baldwin
My rating
8/10
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Video from- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOW_azQbOjw
