Mission Impossible

May 26, 2025

Rewatched all Mission Impossible films including Final Reckoning, and Mi3 is still my favorite.

Unpopular opinion, but it's the most emotionally grounded one, with very personal stakes, not just world-ending.

Also the action is over the top but remains mostly believable.

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Final Reckoning has some of the best action in the series, and Cruise is on top form. Had a lot of fun watching it.

But (SPOILERISH) it gets too self-referential and cliché for me. The whole “Ethan was always right and heroic” angle feels quite forced to me.

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