Definitely recommended

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2011)

Just saw it tonight. If you're looking for a movie with a lot of action, this is definitely the movie for you. The acting is good, the plot is a little cliché (pending nuclear war between the United States and Russia over a misunderstanding), but it's portrayed in a fashionable, exciting manner, so I was satisfied. Very visually pleasing as well.
I was also impressed to hear that Tom Cruise did many of his own stunts (including hanging from the side of the world's tallest building). Regardless of your personal opinion of the actor's beliefs, you cannot deny the courage it must take to be able to pull that off.
There are a couple of improbable sequences in the film. The amount of times Tom Cruise can take a blow to the head and still retain consciousness is unfathomable. I don't believe there are a lot of sandstorms around Dubai, and I'm still not sure why they had to be in India in order to launch Russian nuclear missiles. Also, the idea that you can stop a nuclear missile from detonating within a time period of about 3 seconds is stretching it a bit. If you're a bit cynical towards things like this, I would not recommend this movie. However, I would like to remind you that this movie is a work of fiction titled "Mission Impossible", so the idea that some of the plot-line is a bit adrift and, well, impossible shouldn't be so surprising.
Regardless of some of the errors pertaining to the possibility of these events ever occurring, I found it to be a very enjoyable flick. I'd recommend seeing it in IMAX: the sound quality of the movie adds to the excitement. You can literally feel the vibrations when the Kremlin was destroyed. However, if you're hesitant about spending the money, it should still be enjoyable in the regular theaters as well (considering that only a few scenes were shot using IMAX). Definitely one of the better action films I've seen in a while. 8/10