Impossible not to enjoy.

Rating: Null/10 (20 December 2011)

"You guys don't exist, we don't exist and actually, if you're caught, we'll call you terrorists." Secretary (Tom Wilkinson)
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is about as exciting as a franchise thriller could be, and with Tom Cruise and crew, it's guaranteed to be fun and glamorous. And it is.
Because he is held responsible for a Kremlin bombing, Ethan Hunt's (Cruise) team must go it on their own to clear their name by stopping a missile from landing on earth. It's going to be launched by a world-class crackpot, so it isn't going to be easy although traveling to Dubai and Mumbai has a certain charm if your life isn't constantly in danger.
The thrilling part of this best MI adventure yet is the technology and stunts, as it has always been. Add to that potent mix the total immersion of IMAX, and you will feel a part of the team while your scan some of the world's best looking cities appearing bigger than life.
Computers, eye scanning devices, an ingenious cloaking device (wait till you see them use this outrageously creative screen), and disguises are only part of the paraphernalia used to get them inside The Kremlin. Watching Hunt scale the tallest building in the world in Dubai is just as delicious, especially because Cruise is reputed to do his own stunts. By the way, he keeps from becoming too self impressed at almost every turn with his ironic grin and recurring playfulness.
Along to do the heavy emotional lifting is Jeremy Renner as Brandt, a team member with a questionable past that gives Renner a chance to show off his Oscar-nominated acting chops (from Hurt Locker). Cruise has moments of admirable acting as he emotes about his wife (Michele Monaghan). But the locations like Budapest and Moscow along with the techno treasures are the real stars.
Mission Impossible shows itself to be more durable than ever: Impossible to fail with its winning formula.