Rent Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)

Best Mission So Far!! - Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol review by CP Customer

A fourth instalment in a patchy series comes out and makes itself the best. Ethan Hunt is back on the case, ready to take part in another mission, that involves nuclear weapons and Russians. What's most important here are the action sequences. Unlike the recent fad of shaky cam and confusing action, Paramount with Brad Bird to direct, only previously familiar with animation films. This is what makes him so successful, you wouldn't be doing shaky cam with animation. Instead, Bird cares about framing and being able to focus on every individual action. The scenes are clear and oh so memorable. Whether it's a humorous prison escape scene or a foot chase through a sandstorm. The best part being the climbing of the tallest building in the world. It really does rack up the tension, and continues to introduce plot complications that must be overcome by a crack team. Although still the point man, Cruise shares a lot of the great action with his co-stars. Peggis the obvious comic relief, but he isn't unimaginable as a field agent. Patton and Renner are both given emotional hooks to give them something to do and focus on between the action. I was also very happy that the film knows it's a fun spoofy spy movie at heart, so we do get outrageous gadgets, the kind that used to make Bond movies fun. Exciting, fun, with enough character moments for the downtime, this is a wonderful action movie that I highly recommend.

AD

The First Really Great MI Film - Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol review by GI

The fourth film in this enduring franchise is the first really great Mission Impossible film. The whole thing is a full on hi-octane action thriller with some fantastic set piece action sequences, a great story and many homages to the original TV series. The opening and the incorporation of the trademark lit fuse into the action sets the tone for the entire film which is a thrill ride from start to finish. A new cast too that includes Jeremy Renner as a new addition to the team, Paula Patton as Carter ( a distinct nod to the TV series which had a female agent called Carter) and Simon Pegg returns as Benji but in an enhanced capacity lending some well written humour into the plot. Ving Rhames only has a small cameo after being a main player in the first three films. Tom Cruise continues as Ethan Hunt who has to be sprung from a Russian jail before he can be given his new mission to recover nuclear weapon launch codes from a dangerous terrorist. The story is truly Bondian as it moves from Russia to Dubai to India and there's a fantastic stunt on a very tall skyscraper. This is first class entertainment and all you could want from an action film. In short it's great stuff.