It's Okay, but.....

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2015)

The IMF (Impossible Mission Force) is shut down as reckless, dangerous and has no proof that a shadow organization called the Syndicate exists to destroy the IMF. Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is now on the run from the C.I.A.'s Hunley (Alec Baldwin) as he is blamed for assassinating a foreign minister. Hunt must gather his team to prove the Syndicate exists and to clear his name.
The only reason to watch this movie is to enjoy the special effects, CGI (and they are spectacular) and Tom Cruise who still is touted as doing his own stunts. And all of this is good, but this Mission Impossible movie is not as good as previous ones. It is simply stunt after stunt after stunt and so on. There appears to be a rush to get to these stunts seemingly to avoid real dialogues and getting to know the players.
However, there is a bright spot in here and that is Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa, a MI6 agent who is undercover in the Syndicate's organization run by Lane (Sean Harris) to bring it down. She is pretty, can act and she can fight which is a new wrinkle in Mission Impossible movies.
Notables: Jeremy Renner as Brandt, Simon Pegg as Benji, and Ving Rhames as Luther who are all part of Hunt's IMF team
Maybe what I am looking for is more of a story in the vein of a LeCarre novel with the CGI and Tom Cruise stunts. Hey, it could work. (7/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No. Rating: B