Yes there's a villain and yes he's dangerous but there is something missing. This is not just another mission. The fight scenes were done very well, incredibly brutal and realistic looking. The plot is fairly straightforward; the bad guy obtains the key to the ultimate weapon and plans to destroy the world with it. Like Abrams, Bird has also had great success on the small screen as an executive consultant on the Simpsons and I've been a fan of his work since chancing upon Family Dog from Spielberg's 'Amazing Stories' series in the early 90's. Brandt's enigmatic part allows Renner to depict a wide array of emotions that his previous roles couldn't offer. I'm glad to say, mission highly accomplished.
Nothing groundbreaking but enough to keep the interest of your average movie-goer. Ethan and his team, which includes the computer geek Benji Dunn Simon Pegg , agents Jane Carter Paula Patton and William Brandt Jeremy Renner , despite their severe handicap are the only hope left at preventing the diabolical duo of Hendricks and his stalwart Wistrom from fulfilling their demonic mission of global destruction through a nuclear war. But if you try not to look into this too much, then chances are you will enjoy the action. The greatest scene for me was Ethan climbing the hotel in Dubai, the worlds most tallest building. While the things have been going a bit rough on the professional front, Cruise's personal life has finally been witnessing a much needed sense of calmness and stability.
Overall, I found the film very enjoyable. The action sequences are inventive, relentless, fun and tense. I guess I could put it this way there is no, Joker to Hunt's Batman. Ghost Protocol takes the viewer on a roller coaster of a ride from Moscow to Dubai, all the way to Mumbai, never allowing a breathing space, keeping him on the edge of the seat throughout. Dunn has now graduated from a 'behind the desk cameo' to a fully qualified field officer and as a result gets a much beefier role in this mission becoming one of Hunt's rogue team.
We're in that kind of villainous territory here and it is fun. Carter is as sexy as she is deadly and Patton slips between these two persona's with ease while Brandt hides a secret past allowing Renner to show a vulnerability we're not used to seeing in the roles he normally plays. You may think it's going to be just like all the other action movies and all the other Mission: Impossible parts. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol is the forth film in the franchise though first not to acknowledge its place in the title and sees Tom Cruise reprising the leading role of the globe-trotting super spy Ethan Hunt. Another new addition to the team, Jeremy Renner also gels smoothly into the squad. Such stability on the personal front can often lift a person's morale providing him with a sense of rejuvenation that can help him fare well in all the facets of life. No help, no contact, off the grid.
Paula Patton as Jane Carter is a treat to the sore eyes: her imperial gait, upright posture, predatory agility, dusky complexion, steamy mystique, athletic built, curvaceous figure, and apparent haughtiness make her an object of envy for males and females alike. Undaunted, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks to Dubai, and from there to Mumbai, but several spectacular action sequences later, they might still be too late to stop a disaster. It is indeed ironic that Cruise's most impressive show in this interim has been his well-disguised cameo in Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder 2008 in which he plays a the foul-mouthed, hot-headed, half-bald studio executive. It has enough twists and turns to keep you engaged but it never gets so complicated that you risk getting lost while you're immersed in the mind- blowing stunt sequences. In fact more so now than he ever did.
. Simon Pegg was enjoyable as Benji and Tom Cruise is always great as Ethan Hunt. Ethan Hunt is back in all his glory with some newly added dimensions to his old daredevilry that had established him as the greatest contemporary to Ian Fleming's larger than life human incarnate. I enjoyed it a lot more than the 2nd and 3rd entries, but the 1st has always been the best one for me. The tremendous reputation that the high octane franchise carries meant the newly appointed director Brad Birdmostly renowned for his animation flicks The Incredibles and Ratatouillehad his work cut out for him. There is also more playfulness and assuredness in a role he has now worn into nicely.
Cruise rocks as an action stunt hero. Though not with the subtlety of his Iron Giant but this is Mission Impossible, so we cant expect that kind of subtlety here. In the fourth installment of the Mission Impossible series, Ethan Hunt and a new team race against time to track down Hendricks, a dangerous terrorist. Also the trailer was that good that I just wanted to see this at the movies and couldn't wait for it to be released. It's not that Michael Nyqvist The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo didn't deliver a good performance in the few scenes where he interacts with Cruise, it's just that there are so few of these moments that he is, in many ways, almost like another one of his own henchmen and I mistook him for other characters on a few occasions. Also, some scenes seemed a little too far-fetched and made me think that Tom Cruise must be made of steel or something. His traditional self stunt work in this series continues to impress particular in his skyscraper scenes.
As well as Brad Bird's energised and retro direction, the cast really sparkles too. This is not just another mission. The action sequences are where the film really shines. After the relative disappointment of the second Mission: Impossible film, first time feature director J. The covert mission goes awry as their plan is sabotaged by the personal intervention of Hendricks, which turns the tables on Cruise and his team rendering them sequestered and helpless.