Now just before I start the review of the movie, I would just like to mention several people with a big thank you, first to Tim from @EvoHosting for upgrading the hosting of Blazing Minds, secondly to @jodesmcgovern for letting me borrow @danmillerr to see the film with, both who work at the amazing @ApolloCinemas Rhyl.
Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol – Movie Review
I have been a big fan of the Mission Impossible movies ever since Tom Cruise brought Ethan Hunt to the big screen back in 1996 and directed by Brian De Palma, good grief was it that long ago, then we had two sequels. M:I-2 directed by John Woo and M:I:III directed by J.J.Abrams.
Now it’s the turn of Brad Bird, yes the director of The Incredibles, to direct the fourth movie in the series and this is his fist work as a director of a live action movie also coming with him from The Incredibles is composer Michael Giacchino.
So here now on the fourth movie we find Ethan (Tom Cruise) and his new IMF team Jane (Paula Patton) and Benji (Simon Pegg) framed for blowing up the Kremlin after tracking down a terrorist named Hendricks (Michael Nyqvist), at which point the President has no other choice that to issue Ghost Protocol which in turn disavowals the IMF. So this leaves the team in the cold with no help or backup in any form whatsoever.
You’re Mission If You Choose To Accept It!
Now Ethan and his team are on the run and also trying to find Hendricks to prove their innocence and stop him from starting a nuclear war, which in turn sets them on the hunt to places such as Dubai them Mumbai with some quite amazing action pieces on the way and in true Tom Cruise style he doesn’t fail in giving some amazing stunts along the way, well he is Tom Cruise after all and those of us who have seen the Mission Impossible movies come to expect him doing his own stunts.
As I mentioned earlier there are some amazing action sequences throughout the film, such as the death-defying climb up the outside of the Hotel at Burj Khalifa (I can only imagine how that looked in IMAX). There also some light-hearted humour from Simon Pegg and his witty one liners do break the ice in some the more serious scenes, which I personally thought was a nice touch.
Mission: Impossible 5 – Gossip Or Truth!
I have heard gossip of a Mission Impossible 5! Not sure if that’s true or just something running around the rumour mill, but I hope theere is another one, I really enjoy a good action movie and the MI series of movies are enjoyable, though Tom Cruise may have to slack of the stunts as he gets older. May be the other gossip that Brandt (Jeremy Renner) will take over the helm as Ethan’s successor, but would Mission Impossible be the same without Tom Cruise, I don’t think so.
Overall Thoughts Of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
I really enjoyed the 133 min roller coaster ride, it’s full of action, great set pieces, amazing locations and stunts. Though my only quibble was the title music, I don’t think it was as good as the version of the MI theme compared to the other movies, but hey that’s only a trivial thing.
So if you want a night of action with Tom Cruise thrown in, then give it viewing at your local cinema now 😉
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
