Mission: Impossible
- Ghost Protocol
Directed by: Brad Bird
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg
Rated: PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence
After about 15 years of looking for a formula to differentiate the series from James Bond and Jason Bourne, Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible finally finds a sense of style and tone that is not only different from other films, but makes it the best in the series. Although the previous movie, M:I 3, was a moderate success that re-ignited the franchise, it is far past by this latest installment, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. At the helm for the first time with a live-action film is famous Pixar director Brad Bird, who succeeds in keeping the action and story always moving forward. Whether on an internal or external plot, there is never a slow or dull moment in the film. More important, he and DP Robert Elswitt choreograph the shots in a way that add to the adventure of the story, especially when Tom Cruise's character is climbing along the outside of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The sequence was shot in such a way that, even though I have no fear of heights, my palms were sweating and I was experiencing extreme vertigo. But perhaps Ghost Protocol's greatest contribution to the series was expanding Cruise's team to a higher importance. Much like the television show before it, the team of agents William Brandt (Jeremy Renner, the heir-apparent of the series), Jane Carter (Paula Patton) and Benji Dunn (once again, a humorous but not ridiculous Simon Pegg) all share a significant amount of time and development during the movie that gives it a fresh and far more interesting plot than the previous films in the series, simply because we get to explore other agents beside Cruise's Ethan Hunt, who after 4 movies we've gotten to know pretty well. Add that to that mind-bending technological devises, wonderfully action-packed fight scenes, and just enough humor to keep the film lighter than Bourne or the newer Bond's, and you have not only the best, most exciting film of the series, but possibly of the year.
- Ghost Protocol
Directed by: Brad Bird
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg
Rated: PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence
After about 15 years of looking for a formula to differentiate the series from James Bond and Jason Bourne, Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible finally finds a sense of style and tone that is not only different from other films, but makes it the best in the series. Although the previous movie, M:I 3, was a moderate success that re-ignited the franchise, it is far past by this latest installment, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. At the helm for the first time with a live-action film is famous Pixar director Brad Bird, who succeeds in keeping the action and story always moving forward. Whether on an internal or external plot, there is never a slow or dull moment in the film. More important, he and DP Robert Elswitt choreograph the shots in a way that add to the adventure of the story, especially when Tom Cruise's character is climbing along the outside of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The sequence was shot in such a way that, even though I have no fear of heights, my palms were sweating and I was experiencing extreme vertigo. But perhaps Ghost Protocol's greatest contribution to the series was expanding Cruise's team to a higher importance. Much like the television show before it, the team of agents William Brandt (Jeremy Renner, the heir-apparent of the series), Jane Carter (Paula Patton) and Benji Dunn (once again, a humorous but not ridiculous Simon Pegg) all share a significant amount of time and development during the movie that gives it a fresh and far more interesting plot than the previous films in the series, simply because we get to explore other agents beside Cruise's Ethan Hunt, who after 4 movies we've gotten to know pretty well. Add that to that mind-bending technological devises, wonderfully action-packed fight scenes, and just enough humor to keep the film lighter than Bourne or the newer Bond's, and you have not only the best, most exciting film of the series, but possibly of the year.
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