Mission: Impossible - L(Gh)ost Protocol

Rating: 2/10 (11 March 2012)

Ethan Hunt is not James Bond. Ghost protocol is directed by Brad Bird, his first real action venture after Pixar animated movies, and here he failed. The story had flaws but which MI movies didn't, but they were saved by superb action sequences and gadgets. This movie has lots of gadgets but they don't serve the purpose of just being too kinky but overdone. The stunts are nothing new and will not hold your nerves. The thrill is missing and you hear murmurs inside theater on very first show. Tom cruise was also the star and producer of the movie and film is really working on his shoulders. The movie started lacking its grip the moment Tom cruise rescued another lunatic Drug dealer from the unnecessary jailbreak scene. The whole story was plotted against a nuclear submarine launch based in Russian waters which was triggered from India to hit USA. The motive behind this and why IMF got their Intel was never clear.
The movie moved from Budapest to Russia to Dubai and to India, with all the baggage and gadgets required for a complete mission. Knowing that the countries are hostile in some or the other aspects. Dubai city had no weather department to forecast a sand storm and no rescue work. and you hit a car in the middle of sand storm was a way too much. The best carved action sequence of towering Burj Khalifa was a joke as it didn't serve any purpose other that eye candy. Ethan Hunt could have used the elevator instead. Coming to movie's part shot in Mumbai,India:- The cars were shown all left handed wheel and with wrong number plates all over. A shame on the research team . The Mumbai road signs and other boards were in Kannada, which should have been in Marathi or Hindi or just plain English. The characters in movie had nothing much to do other than some cool one- liners and stunts. The movie just looks like another Jason Bourne or Hit-man or another Another.