Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (Part One) - Who decides what’s true?

The Film: Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning (Part One)

Rating: 12A

Watch if you liked: M:I, M:I 2, M:I 3, M:I Ghost Protocol, M:I Rogue Nation, M:I Fallout

Running time: 163 minutes

Genre: Thriller, Action

Overview: Ethan Hunt’s mission, if he chooses to accept it, is to once again go off mission and save the world by preventing all the world’s governments and a few private parties from gaining access to an artificial intelligence that’s gone rogue

What you liked:

Wow. The train sequence in this movie had me laughing out loud at how good it was. It was phenomenal. Edge of your seat stuff.

Oh yeah. And everything before it was brilliant too.

Hunt’s team are all back as well as some familiar faces from the past few films (and even earlier films). Hayley Atwell is an amazing cat burglar but a reluctant newcomer to the team and brings a lot to the role - both comedically and emotionally. Pom Klementieff also stands out among the new cast members as sidekick to the villain - with incredible action set pieces and a maniacal car chase.

The movie tackles a big topic, one that feels only too real and, weirdly for a movie like this, not as far fetched as perhaps we’d like it to be. More of that later.

What you didn’t like:

There’s an emotional moment that doesn’t feel too emotional. Maybe it’s because I haven’t watched the previous films recently enough to hold weight to the moment or maybe because the relationship didn’t ever really click for me. It happens and then we move on pretty quickly - which is a shame, but I can’t say much more without giving away a big spoiler.