Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)
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Writers: Christopher McQuarrie, Drew Pearce, Bruce Geller (television series).
Cast: Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt), Rebecca Ferguson (IIsa Faust), Jeremy Renner (William Brandt), Simon Pegg (Benji Dunn), Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell), Sean Harris (Lane), Simon McBurney (Atlee), and Alec Baldwin as Alan Hunley.
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Review: The film starts of with Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) on the side of a military plane trying to get inside, in fact he dangles, hanging on for dear life. Dangerous cargo aboard, nerve gas that could kill millions. Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) sits in a grassy area, wearing a ghillie suit. He's trying to connect to the plane's system so that the side door could open, a difficult feat, but one that only an expert could handle. Problems continue, and Ethan has little time before he is vacuumed and splattered on the ground by the plane's sheer power. Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) not on location helps by connecting to a Russian Satellite that will enable him to open the plane's doors. The scene was intense, and thanks to Simon's funny comments made this opening scene enjoyable, in fact it's total Mission Impossible, you get sucked in as the scene progresses.
The nerve gas is connected to the Syndicate, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is convinced that the organization and it's ties to terrorism is the reason for the dangerous cargo. Meanwhile in Washington at the Senate Oversight Committee Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) CIA director and William Brandt (Jeremy Renner) are there to hear the IMF's mission, William Brandt part of the IMF is representing Ethan Hunt (Cruise) which is MIA (Missing in Action). The committee will establish funding, or pull funding, Brandt must defend the IMF from all allegations, or there will not be any IMF. The CIA director is against the IMF, his intentions are to prove worth, knowing the recent damages in the globe, Hunley (Baldwin) wants to oversee, and control the situation, while Brandt (Renner) only wants to prove the organizations worth. This scene is done well, the sheer strength of the CIA presence and Committee brings out some real ugly issues that could only be resolved by evidence, which was presented, kind of. Loved the scene because it established true connection between all the characters.
IIsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) a double agent in the field for MI6, a British intelligence organization that has put their most trusted agent to secure information about the Syndicate. The main problem here, is Lane (Sean Harris) who is always one step ahead of the game, a chess game indeed, but one that will be filled in blood. Faust (Ferguson) is playing the double agent thing well, in fact her handler, Atlee (Simon McBurney) keeps her in the field making it work with the nefarious Lane (Sean Harris). The pressure is on and Faust must be the one to control the situation before it's to late. The character Faust is written in well, she's not just your typical action movie girl, her character is strong, there is an actual reason behind her actions. Love the fact that the film has a strong female in it, although as of late, female leads are on film more, and that's a good thing, especially for film making purposes. Strong female characters add to the film, it's great to have some eye candy, but having a story revolving around the character is indeed wonderful, and having a character that is in the story so deeply is indeed important to the story and film making altogether.
The film is done well, the script by Christopher McQuarrie and Drew Pearce is fantastic, from action to a strong developed story that transforms the characters into something better. Sometimes having a great story is so important to a film, unlike some Hollywood producers that make sequels for just the money, or how well it did in the box office. Take a look at these films and you'll get great stories, some are stronger than others, but they are still told. MI2 for example was about 3 1/2 hours long, and the John Woo and company had to make serious edits. The studio only wanted a film that was 2 hrs and 20 mins long. No worries, i understand the way it works, no one would want a 3 hrs plus film. I disagree, because if the story needs to be told, then let it go. That's a problem in film making, they think that by cutting the film, it would be smooth with out errors, but guess what, MI2 had a lot of continuity errors, why, because of the cuts by the studio. I'm right on this because of the way the studio goes about doing things, and instead of taking a small risk, they gamble on a new film. So what happens when their sequel bombs in the box office. Instead of making a developed story, they cut the film to pieces, which creates a huge mess. Cuts need to happen, i understand that, but it needs to be limited, what they might think is right maybe important to the story. If the story goes to 3 hours and the film works, then why cut the hell out of it.
To me the Mission Impossible films are fun, entertaining, like the James Bond films, the franchise should be made as long as Tom Cruise stays with it. All in all the film was awesome in every way, does it have problems in realism, yes, but who really cares. The fact that a guy could ever run, drive, jump to those heights are amazing. The Mission Impossible films are not about true realism, there about entertainment. The gadgets to the gun fights, all the way to the end this film is one of the classic spy films. The fact that a man could jump on the side of the plane without killing himself is a huge feat, it's not part of reality, because if he did jump, he most likely would end up dead. The vacuum alone would pushed him to the ground, and splat. We all go to see these films for entertainment, with that being said, getting mad about many scenes are in fact childish. Got to give big credits to the lead actor, Tom Cruise who basically did most of his stunts, a dangerous feat but one that should be praised. The guy risked his life to make the scene work, and to me i will give the guy huge credit. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation is a great movie and remember opinion matters, because without it, there is no film. The audience makes the film, it's the laughter behind the scences that make it what is is, a movie.
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