Very Average Spy Movie but Still Very Well Presented

Rating: 7/10 (18 February 2016)

I went into this movie with some expectations. Having not seen any of the others, but hearing very good things about this one, I was curious as to what to expect. I'm happy to say that it was fairly impressive.
The plot of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is one that clearly has been being developed in the previous movies. However, it wasn't hard to understand the plot, despite not seeing the previous four movies. It feel like a continuation but it's still capable of standing on its own. For the most part the plot is done quite well, but I felt like a lot of it was implied more than it was actually explained. Maybe I should have seen the previous movies to understand, but I've had this same problem with a lot of other spy movies.
The characters aren't anything special. Very averagely developed.
The movie as a whole is very average. The sequence of events is one we've all seen before, so you never feel particularly tense because the end result is fairly obvious. However, the movie is paced very well, and the formula itself is overshadowed by how well done the movie is. The fights are great, the spy technology is cool. There is a lot of greatness in this movie, so it's very easy to overlook the formulaic sequence of events.
Overall Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is a very well done spy movie. While I think some plot points should have been explained a bit better, it's done very well. I'll certainly be seeing this again, and who knows? Maybe I'll increase my rating. In the end I'd certainly recommend this movie to anyone, especially people who like spy movies like this.