Following a failed mission, Ethan Hunt and crew return once again and are this time tasked with recovering three containers of weapons grade plutonium. Their competition; a new organization known as the Apostles possibly run by an old nemesis.
Tom Cruise (Ethan), Henry Cavill (Walker), Ving Rhames (Luther), Simon Pegg (Benji), Rebecca Ferguson (Ilsa), Sean Harris (Solomon), Angela Bassett (Sloane), Vanessa Kirby (White Widow), Michelle Monaghan (Julia).
Mission: Impossible - Fallout begins nicely by bringing us up to speed on Hunt, his team, and events that will setup the plot. With an almost two-and-one-half-hour runtime we expected a detailed plot but less than an hour, and at least four subplots, into the film we quit trying to follow the plot and just enjoyed the stunts. What was left was a Tom Cruise action flick that was almost believable. Just kidding.
Acting from Cruise is about what we have come to expect with his tough-guy persona and lack of emotion. Someday he will look genuinely happy again and surprise us all. Cavill felt almost out of place in this one, maybe intentionally, but we expected more. Rhames, Pegg, and Monaghan delivered as usual while Ferguson and Kirby were nice additions.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were good and fitting for a big budget flick. Stunts were solid while CGI was all over the map. Some shots looked ridiculously elementary while others were quite good. Dialogue was okay with some mild depth. Sound and soundtrack are nice.
While Mission: Impossible - Fallout, and the Mission: Impossible franchise in general, still bring the action they don't bring much else. The plot here felt thin and recycled at best. Acting was solid but nothing new for the franchise. The result is all fluff and no meat.
With some mild sexuality, plenty of violence and gore, and foul language, this should be okay for older teens and above.
Released: 2018
Reviewed: 2.23.19
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime Action, Adventure, Espionage Action
copyright ©2019 Dave Riedel
Tom Cruise (Ethan), Henry Cavill (Walker), Ving Rhames (Luther), Simon Pegg (Benji), Rebecca Ferguson (Ilsa), Sean Harris (Solomon), Angela Bassett (Sloane), Vanessa Kirby (White Widow), Michelle Monaghan (Julia).
Mission: Impossible - Fallout begins nicely by bringing us up to speed on Hunt, his team, and events that will setup the plot. With an almost two-and-one-half-hour runtime we expected a detailed plot but less than an hour, and at least four subplots, into the film we quit trying to follow the plot and just enjoyed the stunts. What was left was a Tom Cruise action flick that was almost believable. Just kidding.
Acting from Cruise is about what we have come to expect with his tough-guy persona and lack of emotion. Someday he will look genuinely happy again and surprise us all. Cavill felt almost out of place in this one, maybe intentionally, but we expected more. Rhames, Pegg, and Monaghan delivered as usual while Ferguson and Kirby were nice additions.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were good and fitting for a big budget flick. Stunts were solid while CGI was all over the map. Some shots looked ridiculously elementary while others were quite good. Dialogue was okay with some mild depth. Sound and soundtrack are nice.
While Mission: Impossible - Fallout, and the Mission: Impossible franchise in general, still bring the action they don't bring much else. The plot here felt thin and recycled at best. Acting was solid but nothing new for the franchise. The result is all fluff and no meat.
With some mild sexuality, plenty of violence and gore, and foul language, this should be okay for older teens and above.
Released: 2018
Reviewed: 2.23.19
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime Action, Adventure, Espionage Action
copyright ©2019 Dave Riedel
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