The second best Mission: Impossible film.

Rating: 10/10 (10 August 2015)

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation continues with the adventures of suave secret agent, Ethan Hunt(Tom Cruise) & the rest of the IMF. After saving the world yet again, the IMF consisting of Ethan, William Brandt(Jeremy Renner) & Benji Dunn(Simon Pegg) find out about the Syndicate. The Syndicate is an international rogue organization that is anti-IMF. It is trained to do everything the IMF does, with equal skill & efficiency. The only thing is, the Syndicate is an evil organization & is not here to save the world but, wants to destroy it. In the meantime, the IMF is disintegrated because CIA chief, Alan Hunley believes that Ethan Hunt & his cohorts may have saved the world a number of times but, they are reckless & always leave a trail of destruction behind them. Now, it is up to Ethan, Benji & Brandt to go rogue & save the world from the Syndicate. They also enlist the services of a mysterious ally named Ilsa Faust(Rebecca Ferguson) & Luther Stickell(Ving Rhames).
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is a marvelous film! It's the second best movie in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Though this film is superb, I liked Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol(2011) a tad bit better. The action set pieces of the movie are its highlights. Out of the various set pieces, the opening set piece involving the airplane & the underwater set piece are my favorites. Don't worry! The other set pieces are heart stopping too. You might be wondering that despite praising this film to the skies, I'm saying that I like Ghost Protocol better. Well, the difference between the two is very minimal. Ghost Protocol is very different because the other stars of the movie apart from Tom Cruise do the 'impossible' stunts. In Rogue Nation the action is solely focused on Ethan, yet again. Also, the action set pieces in Ghost Protocol are slightly more heart stopping than the set pieces in this movie. In fact, the airplane & the underwater set pieces are the only 2 truly thrilling set pieces in this movie. Still, director Christopher McQuarrie successfully takes the reins from previous director, Brad Bird. A note on the performances. Tom Cruise is flawless as Ethan Hunt. Cruise exudes charisma & swagger as the experienced secret agent. What makes Tom Cruise, perfect for the role of Ethan Hunt is, he does all his own stunts. I wonder how Cruise will be able to top his stunt work in M:I 6! Jeremy Renner is great as William Brandt. Simon Pegg is hilarious as Benji Dunn. Rebecca Ferguson is brilliant as Ilsa Faust. Ving Rhames is impressive as Luther Stickell. Sean Harris is menacing as Solomon Lane. Simon McBurney is good as Atlee. Tom Hollander is superb as the Prime Minister. Jens Hulten is effective as Janik Vinter. Alec Baldwin is awesome as Alan Hunley. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is a must watch. Can't wait for more movies from this faultless franchise.