Definitely not a one-man show.

Rating: 9/10 (9 August 2015)

Since Rogue Nation is just released, I decided to start watching the previous installments since I haven't watch any of them. So here I am with Ghost Protocol which I chose to watch it since it has the highest ratings among all Mission: Impossible movies.
Ghost Protocol is actually one of the most intense action movies I've seen for some time. Mad Max: Fury Road was very action-packed, but it's not the same kind of movie and I guess you all know what I mean, so let's just put Fury Road aside. Other than that, most action movies are either poorly filmed or lack the excitement that one action movie should have. However, Ghost Protocol achieved all of them.
To begin with, I want to first talk about one of the most unforgettable scene in the movie – the scene where Tom Cruise climbed the Burj Khalifa. Not amused with my reaction, that was definitely the highlight of Ghost Protocol. That scene was so breath-taking and after knowing that all the climbing were for real, I'm very impressed with Tom Cruise as an action who do crazy stunts by himself even though he's getting old.
If you're worrying that the Burj Khalifa is the only fun part of the movie, you're wrong. Ghost Protocol is action-packed from the beginning to end. You are constantly delivered action sequences which were handled very well, and most importantly, the tension doesn't stop. After the IMF accomplishes one mission, they are immediately been tossed an even harder mission to complete. Each mission is not likely more difficult than the other, but more intense than the other.
Besides the action, I'm so glad that Ghost Protocol isn't a one-man show. I've seen so many action movies that all of the actions were done by the protagonist and the rest of the crew is only sidekicks. Though we're pretty sure that Tom Cruise is the main character of the movie, the rest of the crew is so important that one mission couldn't be complete when missing one of them. Simon Pegg is superb in Ghost Protocol. He constantly brings some laughs and humors to the serious atmosphere and they're never cheap or leave the audience in that awkward chuckle. Paula Patton and Jeremy Renner are both outstanding while I like how Jeremy is developed as a struggling character. This kind of reminds me of the crew of Furious 7, each character has an important part of the movie, and never is one being over-the-top.
Nevertheless, Ghost Protocol is not a flawless movie. One of the biggest problems of this movie is that we got a very weak villain. Yes, we do get action sequences throughout, but we never have a chance to know about him. All we know is that he wants to destroy the world, just like every villain would do. We do not get direct conversations of the villain with Tom Cruise, but chase scenes in some parts of the movie. It's kind of a waste that Ghost Protocol never really developed the character of the main villain. Besides that, Ghost Protocol is nearly perfect.