Review of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) by Foxgrove — 02 Aug 2015

Another overlong summer blockbuster that is the worst so far in this particular franchise. We are a long way from the slick and stylish first offering from Director Brian De Palma. Here, aside from some good stunt work and special effects; impressive cinematography and an extremely busy but effective score, all we are left with is a string of loud action set pieces most of which fail to engage.

Ok, so none of it is to be taken very seriously and basically it’s a load of old tosh. However, should one really be clock watching and yawning this much? Tom Cruise is a good action hero and by now the part fits him like a hand in a glove, but I am less impressed with Simon Pegg’s comic turn as his side kick.

Roll on September when hopefully all these dumb summer movies will be way behind us and we can finally get to grips with movies of real quality, class and substance.