Cruise and Abrams should give Bender a Mission to accept.

Rating: 9/10 (18 December 2011)

I've watched first three for another viewing before I went to see fourth entry of the franchise. I went to see fourth entry because I liked what J.J. Abrams did with third entry especially the action and pacing was very insane and hectic that got me invested and interested that John Woo lacked in the second. John Woo did his action scenes pretty well in second but I didn't like the storyline.
It's difficult to judge which one is better than the others because:
Brian DePalma did the first. John Woo did the second. J.J. Abrams did the third...and
now Brad Bird did the fourth.
Brian DePalma did what he was well-known for making it a good suspenseful film with his signatures of camera work. (86/100)
John Woo showed his chops for action but failed on the story.(71/100)
J.J. Abrams revived the franchise in his own way because of his touch with Alias even most of people would claim that this one is too much like a TV Movie of Alias but he did his THING by making impeccable pacing with non-stop action and frantic camera work. (93/100)
Brad Bird came in for his first live-action debut and he did the film so well but in part of me feels that there is something missing here. So, I feel in a way Brad Bird did so well with his execution but the overall film couldn't match the insane pacing that J.J. Abrams did with the third entry, even the third had good character relationships invested into the storyline. I actually fell asleep at some parts during the third act of the film, it's because the pacing felt like it's falling apart that Brad Bird couldn't match to what he did with first two act with well-staged action. (89/100)
Overall, for the execution, J.J. Abrams and Brad Bird made John Woo's entry look like a whimper on action sequences and pacing.
For Mission: Impossible 5, I have a pretty good idea of who will be a good choice to take on the director's chair to take all good parts from previous four to whole new level with more ferocious pacing and well-use of camera work.
The director for Mission 5 should be Jack Bender even he has a long history on directing television but he has the expertise to do it due to his work on Alias and Lost. He has a Jack Ryan film with Chris Pine in the can after Chris Pine completes Star Trek 2. Tom Cruise and J.J. Abrams should give Jack Bender a mission to accept.