Should be renamed Mission:Highly Difficult

Rating: Null/10 (1 August 2015)

So the most "impossible" moment of this movie happens in the first scene. Then every mission from that point forward is a steady decline in difficulty, excitement and interest. Culminating in That's the payoff?
Missing from this movie is the hallmark of the Mission: Impossible franchise: over the top, ridiculous action that leaves you laughing and shaking your head. Where is the helicopter flying into a tunnel to chase a train, only to fall an inch short of sliding Ethan's Neck? Where is climbing the side of the tallest building in the world, with only a single functional suction glove?
Notably missing from this--especially in in comparison to Ghost Protocol--is the sense of urgency, rhythm, pacing, and a regular dose of humor.
Instead of missions, we get lengthy conversation and exposition between characters, most of it joyless. Yes, a couple of chuckles, but nothing to make us truly care about the characters. Three great comedic-action actors, all of them wasted in general.
Decent movie, but easily the second worst in the franchise. Only M:I2 saves Rogue Nation from that fate.