Tuesday, 7 August 2018

FILM: Mission: Impossible - Fallout (dir: Christopher McQuarrie, 2018)

"Hope is not a strategy."
"You must be new!"

Fallout is a direct development from the excellent fifth entry in this maturing franchise, and it is unquestionably a terrific Hollywood blockbuster action-thriller that actually delivers on the action and is genuinely thrilling.  All the expected components work just fine - Cruise's commitment, top-notch death-defying action sequences, strong cast - but for a movie of this type it is also directed and lensed with care and real quality.  With the careful bringing together of elements and characters from the previous movies, there are real choices with consequences on the immediate and world-stage levels, and the stunning set pieces are only hinted at in the already-impressive trailer.  Fallout juggles character, action and intrigue most effectively to create an immensely satisfying and enjoyable action-thriller that is compelling and impressive.

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