Action, yes. Depth, no.

Rating: 6/10 (7 December 2011)

If you want a mindless couple of hours then sit down and tune out to this which, to be fair, is what you could argue is all that the franchise is really supposed to offer anyway. However, since MI3 took the offering to a whole new level, MI4 fails to get close to those standards. Linear plot, a checklist of stunts and gadgets that feel more like they're ticking boxes than truly complementing a good storyline. Finally, at the most basic level, these films should have great heroes and villains; MI4 gives you the heroes and forgets all about the villain, in doing that MI4 fails to move beyond the formulaic and remains a very single dimensional experience.... disappointing when you're in the position to choose from Hollywood's greatest for a project like this.