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Jordan95
There are a number of criticisms consistently leveled at Tom Cruise, but an undeniable fact is that despite his personal life, Cruise's level of commitment to every film he makes, good or bad, is astounding. His insistence to performing increasingly insane stunts is not only commendable but extremely rare among movie stars and CGI-saturated films.Rogue Nation features two even more insane stunts performed by Cruise and captured in-camera than Ghost Protocol , but this isn't the only highlight of the film.Frequent Cruise collaborator Christopher McQuarrie proves surprinsingly adept at staging the numerous set-pieces, which feature minimal dialogue and swift editing by Eddie Hamilton. McQuarrie seems to have taken a pagebook out of George Miller's manual of action sequences, considering the minimal dialogue these contain. It proves refreshingly inmersive and a appreciated change of pace after more talky and noisy blockbusters like Furious 7 and Age of Ultron.
The opera sequence, a homage to Hitchcock and De Palma, is easily one of the greatest film sequences of the year so far. The underwater infiltration and a relentless motorcycle chase elevate the film to such action heights that as a result, the third act feels much more simple and despite its slight predictability, it simultaneously proves to be very suspensful at times.
Despite my consistent praise, the film isn't perfect. The editing in the fight scenes is occasionally choppy compared to McQuarrie's previous effort Jack Reacher and the frequent double-crosses prove to be somewhat confusing but neverthless interesting. However, these are minor problems in a film surprisingly engrossing and greatly entertaining that rarely slows down. If Cruise and company can keep this level of quality, more films please.
Galemathias
Rogue Nation continues to build on the elements of comedy introduced in the previous installment of the series. At the same time it takes us back to the absolutely breathtaking action sequences of the first two films, and goes even further, taking advantage of 2015 technology. For a Mission Impossible nostalgic like myself, Rogue Nation is as pleasurable as guilty pleasures come. The dialogue is cheesy, but perfectly conscious about it. The irony is sharp. Tom Cruise is in shape. The plot is crazy. Rogue Nation is fun, fun, fun. And oh my, the motorbike scene... the motorbike scene...fonz
About 25 minutes too long or about one set-piece too much. Maybe if the villain was more compelling I would've been more invested in the story, but the M:I series isn't known for it's villains, it's acknowledged as a showcase for the stunt work of Tom Cruise. That being said, it is quite difficult to build suspense when you know that the main character is going to survive every life and death situation you put them through. The next movie should have Ethan Hunt dealing with the effects of brain damage accumulated through his career, especially during his underwater stunt here, that would really be something unexpected and the series would be better off for it, finally having a realistic plot with a memorable villain.frankqb
Lacking the wit, narrative charm and cleverness of its immediate predecessor, M:I:RN plays out as a series of action vignettes without a strong-enough thread to hold them together. While it is more interesting than most summer film fare, it lacks the personal touch of the recent Bond films and the fun of Ghost Protocol. It's as if the IQ level of the film dropped a good 25% as everything has to be re-explained for the audience in simple terms on several occasions when the scheme wasn't difficult to begin with. Forgettable and predictable, this is not the excellent action film you were hoping for, only pretty okay.2.5 stars out of 4
Earring72
Terrific edition in the MI series. Lots of fun,action, twists and amazing stuntwork. Good stuffSiskoid
Is Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation the first M:I moving to use the "The Plot" music cue from the TV show (and therefore, from Star Trek)? NOT A COMPLAINT. Rogue Nation continues the story almost directly from Ghost Protocol, except that Paula Patton isn't in it, like female characters have to be treated like one-shot Bond girls in these films. Ah well. The "anti-IMF" concept would have been cooler if the IMF were more like the original TV version, and culled from civilian ranks as opposed to government/military ranks. As is, it was just a bunch of similar assassin types poached from various enemy nations' secret services. That all said, a pretty great action/spy thriller, with vertiginous stunts, finely edited action, cool "con" reveals, and "you gotta be kidding me" comedy. Now, can we have one of these films where everyone doesn't get disavowed right from the get-go?DisneyStitch
I fully realize that the MI series excels at being kind of "over the top" but this one had absolutely no shame, it almost devolved into lunacy. If breaking into something seemed impossible, the story seemed content with just inserting in some technology that allowed the plot to move forward. The characters, especially Luther, have reached caricature status. On his resume, it might as well say "I'm Luther Stickell, I can hack literally anything, period."Before diving in, a brief history lesson: Looking back at the TV show that started it all, we were treated to a crack team of American agents who were often pitted against the power of foreign and enemy governments. Then attitudes in America started to change and the idea of non-interference in global politics took root. On the TV series, Jim Phelps' missions turned to the homefront and were focused heavily on organized crime or the "Syndicate" as the show dubbed it. No matter how many times Jim took down a facet of the Syndicate, they'd be back in usually the very next episode to transport more drugs or set up another gambling operation. As a result of the show's new focus, the scripts became weaker and weaker and eventually the show was cancelled.
Fast forward to the movie and that same attitude is present here. The plot lacks a certain amount of resonance with the audience, and it's almost like the film knows it. This installment tries to cover up its faults with a whiplash kind of loyalties game sprinkled throughout the narrative. Can we trust her? No, we can't... oh, we can, no, not really. Eventually this kind of jerking around forces the watcher to simply tune out and treat it like just another popcorn movie. We've definitely reached a level where the actual mechanics of how IMF spy tools work has long been discarded in favor of stunts and breakneck action sequences.
Cruise is back with his crazy stunts though, his level of dedication to the series and good moviemaking is always an obvious highlight.
badblokebob
Clearly the best of in the series (at least until Fallout comes out).Obviously, you're allowed to have a different opinion. But you'd be wrong.
greenhorg
I never heard of 'Sean Harris' and kept swearing to everyone that the main bad guy HAD TO be Tilda Swinton doing some Oscar-worthy gender-bending.*sigh* ... my version of reality is better.
FightaPilot
Overlong, tedious and zero suspense. Underwater scene is particularly ridiculous.If it wasn't for Simon Pegg's occasional comedic asides there would be no redeeming features whatsoever.
nxou
Awfull scenario. And massive use of cliché. 0 surprise, 0 punch line, Nothing. And I do usually love MI.monty
Worth watching for the performance of the lovely Rebecca Ferguson.codedude
Yet another action movie featuring the undefeatable Tom Cruise. Does it provide anything new or noteworthy to the Bonds-type genre? Eh. But did it provide an action packed, entertaining 2 hours? Yes. And in the end that's why we watch these movies I guess. :)Malena
I loved it!firewordsparkler
Typical fun Mission: Impossible flick. Never disappoints.Showing items 1 – 15 of 17