Review of Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) by Smithy S — 02 Aug 2018

Mission: Impossible is without a doubt the best action franchise in Hollywood today, and "Fallout" takes everything great about the series and magnifies it. Despite his age, this is easily Tom Cruise's best performance out of the six movies thus far, both as an actor as well as a stuntman.

The action and thrills here best even the exhilarating "Ghost Protocol", and the beautiful camerawork packs as much punch as possible into every ounce of it. The film is relentlessly suspenseful, and the characters on both sides of this fight are executed amazingly by their respective actors; the story makes great use of this, too, providing some of the most emotionally intense writing since the third entry.

The story does harken back to the initial film's complexity and tone, but in a way that respects the franchise while the other elements innovate it. The final product here cannot be overstated; it's the best action film since Mad Max: Fury Road, and without a doubt the definitive blockbuster of the year.