Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (English) Review  

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (English) Review  

Good movie  

Good movie 

The fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible series, 'Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation' is a…  

The fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible series, 'Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation' is a Terrific entry to a spell-binding franchise. Its unabashed, unapologetic entertainment! Grab a huge tub of popcorn  

The Mission Impossible Rogue Nation is a good movie but it is not the Best. In this movie the…  

The Mission Impossible Rogue Nation is a good movie but it is not the Best. In this movie the casting is superb, Action  

The Mission: Impossible films have been going since the 1990s, with mostly positive results, and…  

The Mission: Impossible films have been going since the 1990s, with mostly positive results, and this fifth instalment in the series certainly looked like it could be another enjoyable experience, directed by Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher). Basically IMF (Impossible Mission Force) agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is convinced he can prove the existence of international criminal organisation the Syndicate, but before he gets his next orders he gets captured by them, but with the help of disavowed MI6 agent and Syndicate operative Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) he escapes torture by Syndicate member Janik "Bone Doctor" Vinter (Jens Hultén). Meanwhile CIA director Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin), with IMF agent William Brandt (Jeremy Renner) before a Senate oversight committee, succeeds in having the IMF disbanded and absorbed into the CIA, meaning Ethan is cut off and is to be captured, but he is still following his only lead, a blond man in glasses, later identified as Solomon Lane (Creep's Sean Harris). Six months pass, Ethan is still on the run, he enlists the help of former colleague Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) to help find the Syndicate, the plan is to search for Lane at opera Turandot in Vienna, there Ethan spots two shooters, one being Isla, to stop both succeeding in an assassination of the Austrian Chancellor in the royal box, Ethan shoots and causes a flesh wound, but despite this the Chancellor is killed by a bomb. Brandt recruits former agent Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) to find Ethan and stop Hunley's team killing him, together they track Ethan, Benji and Isla to Morocco, where the three are infiltrating a secure underwater server beneath a power station, there is a complex security system that they need to crack in order to take out a ledger containing the names of all Syndicate agents, seemingly impossible. After successfully retrieving the drive Isla and a chase ensues in vehicles and on motorcycles, involving Ethan, his team, Syndicate members and Isla, but it is revealed Benji has already made a copy of all the data they require. Isla returns to London attempting to pass the file to her handler Atlee (Simon McBurney), he compels her to return to the Syndicate to complete her mission, she returns to Lane, but Atlee wiped the drive, in fact it contained an encrypted British-government "red box", there is now only person with the biometrics to unlock it, the British Prime Minister (Tom Hollander). The former IMF agents confront Isla, but she is abducted by Lane's men, he wants a decrypted copy of the drive, despite objection by the others, Ethan knows Lane will always have a plan to acquire the files, he is sure the only way to stop Lane is confronting him, Ethan agrees to the ultimatum. Brandt contacts Hunley to reveal their location, at a charity event they try to stop Ethan getting to the Prime Minister, the leader is taken to a secure room with Atlee, under scrutiny the Prime Minister confirms the existence of the Syndicate, as a classified project to perform missions without oversight, he said he had ordered the project to be cancelled before leaving the planning stages, as he considered it too extreme, following this confirmation, Ethan reveals himself, being disguised as Atlee. The real Atlee arrives, drugged he admits covering up the existence of the Syndicate, since Lane hijacked it the project and it went rogue (the Rogue Nation of the title), then the Prime Minister's DNA is used to unlock the file, Stickell confirms it is billions of dollars in currency. Ethan meets Isla in a public place, Benji is joining them with an explosive device strapped to his chest, Lane through Benji tells that he will kill Ethan's friend and many others unless he exchanges the file, but it has been destroyed, and Ethan has memorised the data to access the many accounts, he will give him all the codes if Benji and Isla are released. Benji is let go and escapes back to Stickell and Brandt, while Ethan and Isla are chased by Vinter and his men in the streets of London, in a knife fight Isla kills Vinter, while Ethan lures Lane to chase him into a tunnel system, in moments revealed a bulletproof cell where he is gassed and he is taken into custody. In the end Hunley and Brandt return to the oversight committee, the IMF is secured to be reinstated, Hunley makes claims that the efforts to have it disbanded were part of the undercover mission to help Ethan expose the Syndicate, the committee are sceptical, but this is approved, and Hunley refers to Brandt as a "secretary". Also starring Jingchu Zhang as Lauren and America Olivo as Turandot. Cruise proves himself as the action man once again, getting involved in many of his own stunts, best of all being when he hangs on the outside of a flying plane, Ferguson is likable as the two-sided agent, Pegg adds the needed comic relief to the right scenes, Harris makes a great menacing villain, and the supporting cast including Baldwin and Renner gets their moments too. The story is relatively easy to follow, there are very gripping scenes, especially the seemingly impossible mission in the process, there are exciting chase sequences and well executed special effects and stunts, it is a great enjoyable action spy thriller. Very good! 

I don't know if it just me being over critical but lately, it seems to take a lot for me to be…  

I don't know if it just me being over critical but lately, it seems to take a lot for me to be amazed at the cinema. Not saying the recent films I've seen are bad, far from it, but what is apparent, I'm not leaving the screen in awe. Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation is, unfortunately one of those films that fails to exceed those expectations left behind from the trailers and Ghost Protocol. All the ingredients of a typical M:I film are there, the elaborate plot and schemes with the usual gadgets and fast action however it just didn't feel well mixed. Action unbalance or too fast paced, I might be being greedy but I think the action scenes from M:I2 were more orchestrated, that being thanks to John Woo. It was getting serious in parts and then back to Pegg for comic relief, then back to "world is in terrible danger." It tries to be too smart actually making the film surprisingly predictable, and even when the twists present themselves it's all been seen before. I think that's my main issue with the film, I felt it lack innovation that Ghost Protocol displayed. I think the fight scenes are better in GP than this one. Sean Harris seems to ooze that evilness, and some might recognise him from Harry Brown and Creep. But his super villain just seems to be a cheap copy. He doesn't have that, "oh no!, super bad ass" presence and for someone who is suppose to be the head of the highly secretive syndicate that's suppose to be a myth, he gets about a lot. And every super villain has a sidekick or bodyguard but his one, again lacks the presence of a major bad ass. Rebecca Ferguson is a fine addition to the franchise and would like to see more of her *cough* on screen. But what happened to Renner and Rhames? There seemed to be more focus on Pegg in this one. No shame in that, but the only action we see Renner get, is a bit of running, and Rhames? Well, running isn't his strong point as the film demonstrates. I know this seems quite negative but it was entertaining, the action was good and the bikes being a highlight. Worth a trip to the cinema, especially if you're a fan of the series but don't go in with high expectations. 

I'm a fan of Tom Cruise and really like the last movie in the franchise but I couldn't get over the…  

I'm a fan of Tom Cruise and really like the last movie in the franchise but I couldn't get over the feeling that I'd seen it all before. Every hair raising stunt, every corner Ethan Hunt is backed into you just know he's going to win. The movie itself was good but for me it seemed a little stale. The action sequences were huge and impressive but it just seems that Hunt is indestructible. He can ride one of the fastest super-bikes in the world and crash without a helmet and the guy doesn't even get a gravel rash! I know other people are loving it so don't let my lack of enthusiasm put you off going to the cinema to see it. It's certainly worth the ticked price. 

Ethan is back in his latest and arguably his best MI movie, As Motorcyles speed out of control and…  

Ethan is back in his latest and arguably his best MI movie, As Motorcyles speed out of control and the action runs rapid. Where a parasite known as the Syndicate is feeding away at the government and no one seems to be the wiser, As where so many have failed to confirm The Syndicate's existence, Ethan must per vale, As the fate of countless lives hangs in the balance. This is now my favorite in the MI franchise, Why? It isn't because of the visually stunning environments or the action scenes that seemed to end, Only to spiral out of control. No, It was the story, Or to rephrase, How the story was told, As Christopher McQuarrie does a splendid job at bringing a refreshing new atmosphere to the spy genre. 

This action-spy franchise follows the trend of Fast and Furious, to be more specific in terms of…  

This action-spy franchise follows the trend of Fast and Furious, to be more specific in terms of its smart and thrilling screenplay that keeps improving from one installment to another. Director Christopher McQuarrie has another amazing team up with Tom Cruise after Edge of Tomorrow, not only delivering an exciting thriller well balanced by suspense, actions and humors at the right moment, but also the fun, shrewd and metaphorical dialogues throughout the entire film. The well structured plot helps a lot in full character developments of all the cast while the chemistry between Cruise and Ferguson is excellent which enables the audiences to feel the interpersonal engagement and teamwork spirit in completing the impossible mission. Joe Kraemer does well in composing the scores by mixing the MI theme into different style of musics while the action sequences are captured in great cinematography angle and in a variety of shootings, hand combats and vehicles chasing. The twisting at climax and the surprising way to end the fate of the impossible villain are presented at a perfect pacing, leading this installment as the bridge connection to potentially expand further and deeper. 

I don't care what Tom Cruise's religious beliefs are. I don't care if he acted like a pork chop on…  

I don't care what Tom Cruise's religious beliefs are. I don't care if he acted like a pork chop on Oprah. I don't care if the tabloids love to hate him. The Cruiser is a one-of-a-kind megastar responsible for a consistently excellent output of work since the eighties. Back for his fifth impossible mission at the spritely age of 53, he's showing no signs of slowing down either. The ridiculous pre-credits aircraft stunt, where Cruise hangs on to the side of an Airbus A400 whilst it takes off, attests to that. There's also a thrilling car-and-motorbike sequence (bringing back memories of the awesome Bourne Supremacy car chase) that sees Cruise commit to most of the high-speed driving/riding himself. It's this willingness to go above and beyond, as well as a preference of practical effects over CGI, which imbues Rogue Nation with nail biting tension and non-stop exhilaration. Not as stylish as J.J. Abrams (M:I3) or Brad Bird (M:I4), writer-director Christopher McQuarrie brings a hard-hitting brutality to the screen instead, arguably delivering the most violent entry in the franchise. McQuarrie's script is suitably meaty too, giving the cast plenty to chew on when not performing death defying acts, pummelling each other without remorse or manoeuvring in an assassination showdown. Cruise is reliably sensational as top dog and newcomers Rebecca Ferguson and Sean Harris are fantastic as, respectively, the femme fatale and unrelenting villain, but Jeremy Renner looks bored and Simon Pegg overeggs it on occasion. With ballsy action scenes that pack a punch and a gritty story to keep you excited, this is definitely worth forking out your hard earned to experience on the big screen. 

I remember when I first saw this film in theaters and the lights dimmed the first thought that ran…  

I remember when I first saw this film in theaters and the lights dimmed the first thought that ran through my head was "Here we go again" as I released an involuntary sigh of apathy. Somewhere along the line, before seeing this latest installment, I had decided to re-watch the original four films and realized that the character of Ethan Hunt really has no defining characteristics beyond just basically being Tom Cruise. This bothered me for some reason. Jason Bourne was a fully fleshed out character and even the new Bond films had added newer elements to give a traditionally stereotypical character more depth and complexity, but Ethan Hunt is just...bland. He has no personality. What seemed even stranger to me was the fact that Mission Impossible was supposed to revolve around a team, yet Tom Cruise is seemingly always the only one who ever does anything. So basically these films boil down to watching Tom Cruise perform his own stunts, which I will admit are extremely impressive, especially in this latest escapade. However the plots of all five films are basically nonsense to try and connect each elaborate stunt to the next. Then I realized that all 5 films have remarkably similar story lines as well. Tom Cruise has a mission, something goes wrong, he goes rouge, needs to find some kind of MacGuffin, the villain is some kind of terrorist arms dealer, insert random forgettable love interest here, big stunts, the end. that being said, the film's action scenes are amazing, and really make you question the sanity of Cruise, who needlessly continues to insist on doing all of his stunts. Basically it's another Tom Cruise Hollywood blockbuster, which at the end of the day made me finally realize, "Why was I ever expecting anything else in the first place?"