Scaling New Heights...

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2011)

In this installment of Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol Ethan Hunt is joined by fellow agents Jane Carte (Paula Patton) and Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), who previously appeared in the third film, and analyst William Brandt (Jeremy Renner). Forced to operate without any official support as IMF is shut down, the team have to stop the codes for a nuclear device falling into the wrong hands while on the run after being falsely accused of committing an act of terrorism.The characters are better built up in ways better than the previous installments, and a real sense of mutual trust emerges amongst the members, having to emphasize on the importance of the teamwork rather than the individual.
Brad Bird (Director) successfully inhabits the film with such technology with the right amount of tech speak to make the audience accept what is being seen. It also helps that most of the devices do have some grounding in the real world.Also there is a strong theme of unreliability of technology throughout the film allowing the action sequences to be inventive and surprising. This extends to the human characters who all have moments of hesitation and nervousness, and occasionally allow emotions to get in the way of their work.This results in improvisation by the characters throughout the film.The Stunts are brilliant and the best is the scaling of Burj Al Khalifa in Dubai, which takes stunting to a whole new level.
Mission: Impossible 4 stands as one of the big-studio highlights of the year—it's smart, sharp and stylish fun just in time for the holiday and a Definite watch!