Solid comeback for a saga I considered dead after MI-3

Rating: 8/10 (31 March 2012)

After watching MI-3 I considered Mission Impossible pretty much dead. The lengths that they go there was, too much for me, flat scrips, too much action, too much music, it was not Mission Impossible anymore, it was pure Hollywood crap.
Not anymore.
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol revives the saga in an incredible way, for starters they abandoned the full orchestra with dramatic sounds in exchange for a more "classic" feel, very Mission Impossible (original) like, I simply loved the soundtrack.
Second thing they got rid of is the excessive amount of special effects and unbelievable scenes were Ethan never misses and missions go as planned, in Ghost Protocol everything goes wrong all the time and they have to improvise, this is a very nice touch to the series and one that allows the characters to prevail because of their will to succeed more than the amount of gadgets they carry with them.
Ghost Protocol follows the story of a nuclear warhead ready to go kaboom and the usual agents trying to stop it, only that this time, they don't have the luxury of all the gadgets, weapons and stuff since they are pretty much dead as an organization, will not speak more about this since I don't want to spoil the movie for you.
Suffice it to say that the movie is A LOT more centered around the characters and their shortcomings rather than special effects and impossible scenes, well, there are a couple of hard to believe scenes but comparing this movie to the defunct MI-3 is like comparing a jet with a bird. Ghost Protocol is very viewer friendly, not boring at all, very good locations selected for the movie and more character development than any other movie in the series.
A very nice touch indeed is the added humor in which some scenes occur, it is evident that the director wanted to relieve tension, MI-3 was full of very hard-to-swallow moments and the theme of the movie was so dramatic that it was almost painful to watch, Ghost protocol is nice and fresh, partly due to the way humor is implemented in the movie, you will experience a mix of modern cinema with the good old fashioned one, a really nice touch that suits the theme perfectly.
This is a wonderful first step to resurrect the saga, I am sure more will come, keep up this level and we will be very happy!
Totally recommended.