Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
Ratings:
Brad Score: 7.3/10
Internet Score: 7.4/10
Director:
Christopher McQuarrie
Cast:
Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley
Genres:
Action Adventure

My notes

Annual rewatch

Doubles down on Ethan prioritizing his friends over the greater good

Surround sound and Dolby Vision on this are both fantastic

Favorite little touch, when taking the wristband off the dead body post fistfight, the body has cuts on his knuckles. And the fight choreography was so visceral

In the MICU mold, this film feels like the first one to start to insert blatantly cheesey lines. But the Hunt/Faust conversation where she only emotes is so good.

Still, might the second / best Mission film. Pacing is fantastic. Plotting is mostly causal. The continuity ties are largely coherent.

Thinking back, this film made Lane a better villain than the film in which he was the actual villain

Definitely the best MI film. 4 set the mold, 6 perfected it. Down to the closing line, "please don't make me laugh"

Watched May 22, 2025 via UHD — rated 7.3/10