The eighth and final chapter (but you never know) in the Mission Impossible franchise. This is part two to the previous film, "Dead Reckoning". No need to rewatch that film to enjoy this one as there are countless flashbacks (including scenes from all seven previous films) and endless exposition of the film's plot.
Of course Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt (a part he has played now for thirty years). Co-starring are Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman, Greg Tarzan Davis, and Shea Whigham.
The film is an exciting two hour action adventure wrapped in a bloated, repetitive additional forty nine minutes. There is also a lack of humor as the film takes it's plot very seriously filled with pretension. Over and over again, we hear how only Ethan Hunt can save the world and how much we must trust him. By this time, Ethan Hunt has risen to God-like stature, even dying and being reborn.
Despite all this, the action sequences are spectacular, especially seen in an IMAX theater. Credit Mr. Cruise, who likes to do his own stunts and Christopher McQuarrie, the director and co-writer (along with Erik Jendresen) for giving the franchise a sentimental and a crowd pleasing sendoff.
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