The best 'Impossible Mission' EVER!!!

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2011)

The Mission Impossible film series, while great movies in their own right, have somehow never achieved the legendary status of James Bond, or more recently, the Bourne trilogy. 'Ghost Protocol' however MORE than allows Ethan Hunt and his team to join that exclusive club...accomplishing the near impossible mission with flying colors!!!
MI: GP opens with Ethan Hunt in a Moscow prison, being broken out by fellow IMF agents Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) and Jane Carter (Paula Patton) just in time for his next mission-infiltrating the Kremlin. But things go horribly wrong and soon, Russia and the United States find themselves at the brink of war and the entire IMF is disavowed. Hunt and his team, which now also includes IMF analyst Brandt (Jeremy Renner) now find themselves being forced to operate without official sanction or support, against overwhelming odds, to prevent a madman from unleashing nuclear holocaust upon the world.
The film has a perfect blend between plot and action, something which few movies in this genre ever truly achieve. We literally begin the film on the move with a foot chase in Budapest, and we are treated to several visually stunning set pieces, including but not limited to a chase through a sandstorm in Dubai...but the intricate plot seamlessly merges with the action. Brandt is truly an enigma for most of film...the mystery surrounding him, while not essential to the central plot of the film, is a little something extra to tickle the back of the viewer's mind! Tom Cruise of course makes a brilliant comeback to the role of Ethan Hunt-with the veteran agent being forced to assume a new role for this film; that of the leader and mentor to an arguably dysfunctional 'family'.
To fans of the past MI movies and espionage thrillers in general-there's plenty of action and intrigue to watch out for. But fans of the 60's TV series too would have plenty to cheer about...with a sequence in the middle of the film virtually a homage of an old episode! MI: GP has something for EVERYONE to enjoy...and if you enjoy EVERYTHING...then this movie has truly succeeded in its mission!