The latest instalment
of Mission impossible franchise celebrates Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt) as an action
hero more than the story which itself provides a structure to Ethan Hunt’s ways
of working with fictional organization IMF( Impossible Mission Force). Directed
by the screenwriter of ‘The Usual Suspects’, it is hard to believe that
Christopher McQuarrie ever had some brilliant ideas. Honestly as a viewer I was
dissatisfied with the screenplay. However the edge-of-the-seat action sequences
acted as a savior in disguise.
The story
involves a wicked replica of the IMF called ‘The Syndicate’, a criminal
organization trained to bring down the IMF, as they stealthily go on killing
leaders in bombings and assassinations to bring about the ‘change’ in the world.
A Senate committee meanwhile dissolves the IMF, availing the efforts of William
Brandt and granting the leftover assets to the CIA with Ethan Hunt on their
prime target list. Now Hunt is left with only one job that is to prove that The
Syndicate falls within the bounds of realism and is not merely the creation of
his own. The Syndicate controlled by bespectacled and spooky Solomon Lane who
is pursued by Ethan with his old sidekick tech-expert Benji and gorgeous Ilsa Faust
to bring The Syndicate to ground.
Mission
Impossible: The Rogue Nation provides the viewers with a glitzy appeal taking on
a tour to Vienna, Casablanca and London and some promisingly heart-wrenching
stunts and fights. Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt faces more serious and complicated
obstacles to reach his coveted aim. He keeps you startled as he holds to a
flying plane and his dear life waiting for Benji to open its door. He jumps in
thousands of gallons of pressurized water to change to break into the data facility;
he pursues on bike in high speed chase sequences and really keeps you engaged
till the very end.
MI 5 was
pure adrenaline as McQuarrie succeeded brilliantly in keeping the weak script
concealed behind the nail-biting thrills that gratify the action-movie lovers
to the extent that they certainly crave for the sixth installment. I personally
think it should have connected well to the past ventures apart from the characters. However the film takes care of everything that MI series has boasted
of in the past including flashy tech gadgets and stunts. And lastly, the credit
to MI5 being an unarguably successful installment goes to Tom Cruise who has
defied age and fueled the execution of the screenplay brilliantly.
6 on 10 stars
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