Review of Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) by Richard S — 28 Jul 2018

No matter what your opinion of Tom Cruise it must be obvious to most that he is one of the greatest action stars Hollywood has ever produced. The commitment this guy has to bringing his audience the most spectacular stunts is second to none. This film is no exception with bone crunching fight scenes and 2 knuckle gnawing chase sequences, one on a motorbike and one in a helicoptor.

I only took note of this franchise from number 3 onwards when JJ Abrams company Bad Robot took over proceedings. The first 2 films no longer seem like they are part of the same franchise, the style of both are very different. Number 3 has always been my favourite, Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation were both decent but paled in comparison to 3 which was mostly down to Phillip Seymour Hoffman's excellent bad guy. Fallout is now probably my second favourite and in some ways the story is linked to number 3 which is maybe why I enjoyed it so much. The usual supporting cast were good but the one new addition who stood out was Henry Cavill, playing a brutal enforcer for the CIA and Superman really does pack a punch in this one. Very impressed with this latest addition to the franchise.