Quite a Piece of Work, Though a Bit Manipulative

Rating: 8/10 (19 August 2015)

I haven't seen any of the other MI episodes, so I went into this cold. Some friends chose this movie. I was very surprised. I know that the technical aspects of these films is phenomenal and there are going to be gratuitous chase scenes and weapons firing non- stop. Also, since it is Mission Impossible, an impossible situation arises and not only must they fight the bad guy(s), they are considered the bad guys. Alec Baldwin weights in with his power hungry smugness and makes a great foil for Cruise and the gang. Obviously, a good deal of the film is about trust and dependence on your colleagues, and at times we are thrown enough red herrings to feed a Norwegian convention. Once can't, of course, get too critical, because there are so many events that depend on the most incredible fortune to come together. That motorcycle chase is marvelous, but so dangerous that the entire house could have crumbled in a second. Anyway, I look forward to retracing the "canon."