Highly enjoyable

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 2015)

The team is targeted by, and vice versa, The Syndicate, an international, rogue spy organization that has never been proved to exist. They're behind some of the worst terrorist attacks in recent history, and they're about to get their hands on far more resources. The IMF is shut down in one of the (no, really) well-done Senate hearing scenes, meaning that, yes, as usual, they're betrayed, tricked and/or otherwise work unauthorized in the film.
Our crew return, all of them on point. Cruise strokes his ego and performs insane stunts, a thrill-seeker who rationalizes it by being a movie star. His directors' nerves may never recover. And yet, he's engaging to watch. Alec Baldwin is great as a political foil for our heroes. Newcomer Ilsa(Ferguson, mysterious, physical, a double agent who may betray Ethan and the others at any point, capturing the magic that was The Dark Knight Rises' Catwoman) is immensely compelling, and one of the best elements. As is Lane(Harris, intelligent, elusive), one of the smartest and most dangerous villains of the series so far, recalling Philip Seymour Hoffman of MI:3.
The action is varied, with shootouts, fights(hand-to-hand and with mêlée weapons) and chases, on foot and by vehicles. Exotic locales include Morocco. Setups and operations are memorable and fun. The comedy doesn't always work, but when it does, the material is hilarious and quotable. At times, this does end up repeating plot points from the previous entries, and isn't as interesting as it could be. Nevertheless, on the whole, this is fantastic.
I recommend this to anyone who enjoys Hollywood spy flicks. 8/10