GHOST PROTOCOL

Rating: 8/10 (22 March 2019)

This seems to be the general favorite among a lot of people I talk to. Its got a great sense of pacing and rhythm, it just flies by fluidly and with great style. The set pieces are gripping and imaginative. Ghost Protocol really established the template of what Mission Impossible is. Not just a Tom Cruise vehicle, but a globe-trotting, exotic, action spy adventure that really emphasizes the team effort as a whole. Brad Bird brings his trademark colorful energy and retro style to the table, Giacchino delivers a big exotic and fun musical score to match, and Tom Cruise proves to the world that he isn't going away anytime soon in what was at the time the biggest box office hit of his career.