Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One took me some time to watch as Im not that of a fan of MII movies anymore, its just too much for me like latest Fast & Furious or what ever the name of the franchise is now days but I have to admit it this thing delivers on every level and then some and Im not even kidding when I say Tom Cruise at 60 years old is still out here jumping motorcycles off cliffs doing stunts that would make people half his age think twice about there life choices, one wrong move and you are done on set. The man is absolutely insane, there have been very few actors who does this kind of stuff at his age or at all, the dude looks like he is 30 and he is running around like he is got nothing to loose witch I guess when your Tom Cruise you really dont. The movie gets into the action right away with big opening scenes, you got this whole AI threat thing going on which feels scary relevant right now with all the technology stuff happening in real life and how everything is getting taken over by computers and algorithms, they made the villain feel real even tho its basically a computer program trying to take over the world and destroy everything in its path.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9603212/
- Platform: PRIME VIDEO
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Gabriel as the human face of this AI works pretty well for what the movie needs, he is not the same level amazing as August Walker from Fallout but he gets the job done and you believe he is a threat to Ethan Hunt and his hole team. Esai Morales plays him with this calm creepy energy that makes you wanna punch him in the face, he is one of those villains who thinks he got everything figured out and is always three steps ahead of everyone which gets annoying but also makes sense for the story there trying to tell. The entity as the main bad guy is a smart choice because you never know whats real and whats fake, like is this person actually helping or are they being controled by the AI, is this trap part of the plan or did they really mess up, its constantly keeping you guessing figuring out whats the next move and making you second guess everything your seeing on screen. Haley Atwell as Grace is one of the best additions this movie has seen in years I mean it, her chemestry with Tom Cruise is so fkn good and watching them do the whole pickpocket thing back and fourth while running around Rome during that car chase was just perfection, like that whole sequence is so damn good and fun to watch. She puts up against a team of people who have been doing this for decades and that is not easy to pull off at all, she is funny she is badass and she feels like she actually belongs in this world witch is somthing a lot of new characters in movies struggle with nowdays.
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Every action set piece in this movie is designed to make your jaw drop and keep you entertain and interest on whats going on the whole movie that never really feels boring or draggy for the most part, the train sequence alone is worth the price of the ticket if you watch it at the theater back then. They do not just have a fight on a train like every other action movie, they have Tom Cruise and the bad guys fighting while the damn thing is literally falling off a bridge into a canyon and its completely insane, this is way more intense that some other train fights I have seen in the past its always either the knife fight or on top of the train but this one has a bit of everything, I loved every second of that whole thing. The way the train starts breaking apart and there dodging pianos and kitchen equipment while its on fire and your watching Tom Cruise do this insane stunts that you know are real because they showed you behind the scenes how they built an actual train just to destroy it, like who does that anymore in this CGI heavy era we live in. The motorcycle cliff jump that everyone has seen in the trailers is also spectacular even tho they spoiled it by showing it everywhere, but when you see it in the movie with the full context its still breathtaking and makes you go holy shit this guy is actually crazy, he did that stunt like 6 times during the actual shoot witch is just insane to think about. The airport sequence with all the key swaping and pickpocketing and the team trying to stay one step ahead of everyone was so well done, it keeps building and building and you think its over but then another twist happens and your like oh damn there still going, its the kind of stuff that makes Mission Impossible movies so much fun to watch compared to other generic action franchises out there.
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The movie earns its almost three hour runtime which is rare this days because most blockbusters feel bloated and could easily cut 30 minutes without loosing anything but this one keeps you locked in the whole way through without any real dead spots, not going to lie it does has its holes no movie is perfect but it makes up for this kinda meh scenes here an there. Rebecca Ferguson shows up and does her thing but she does not make it to the end, Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg bring there A game even tho there getting older they still feel like important parts of the team and then you got Pom Klementieff who barely talks but kicks so much ass and looks amazing doing it that you cant help but root for her. The whole cast just works together so well and you can tell everyone is having a blast making this movie, there not just showing up for a paycheck there actually putting in the effort to make something special and it shows in every frame. The humor in this movie is also way better than I expected, its not forced or cringy its just natural funny moments that come from the situatons there in and the way the characters interact with each other, like when Haley and Tom are doing the whole performance issues joke in the car about it not working properly when he is trying to figure out the vehicle, its cheesy but it works because of how they play it.
This is cinema at its finest and back in a day was a movie I would say was worth watching on the big screen but now that its not on theaters at least got to watch it on 4K both for the sound and quality to really get that immersive effect. The sound design is incredible with the way they use the Mission Impossible theme throughout the movie and build tension with the music, every explosion and crash sounds massive and you can feel it as long as you got a good sound system with deep base. The cinematografy is also very good one with how they shot all the different locations from Rome to the desert to that insane train bridge, everything looks beautiful and you can tell they put a lot of thought into how to frame each shot to make it as exciting as possible. Tom Cruise is the best action star we got right now and he is showing everyone else how its done, he is not relying on CGI or stunt doubles he is actually out there risking his life for our entertainment and you gotta respect that level of dedication even if you think its a bit crazy. The only real complaint I got is that the ending does kind of just stop and your left wanting more but thats what part two is for, as you know I already did my blog post on Part II, got to say Part I took all the glory and there was nothing left for the sequel, it happens when they make a first part so so good that its hard to top it off. I would give this movie a solid 8 out of 10, its not quite as good as Fallout was but its still one hell of a movie and easily one of the best action movies from 2023.
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