More Spy Movie than Action Movie this time around

Rating: 7/10 (13 August 2015)

Despite what the trailer sells, this movie is less action oriented than the two previous installments. Now, the few action scenes are absolutely fantastic and continue the over the top signature that Tom cruise and the Mission Impossible franchise have established but there are a lot more 'spy scenes' this time around: Rebecca Ferguson plays a very ambiguous / mysterious character, there is some political intrigue. Overall, though I understand the disappointment of some action lovers the story is not bad or simplistic. It's of course not an philosophical study of human nature but it's actually well done and well told. My only gripe with the movie is the lack of the obligatory Mission Impossible tropes: where is the scene where Tom falls from high above to a few millimeters from the ground? Where is the scene where he runs for miles and miles? Over than that, a good summer movie - not quite to the level of Ghost Protocol but enjoyable nonetheless.