Grinning like an idiot every fifteen minutes......

Rating: 4/10 (14 May 2015)

Ethan Hunt has been sent on a mission to destroy a genetically created disease called 'Chimera'.
He must also contest with a gang of terrorists headed by a former IMF agent who has already managed to steal the cure, and now needs 'Chimera' to complete their grand plan of infecting the whole world.
In order to infiltrate and locate the terrorist group, he relies on the help of thief Nyah, with whom he quickly develops an interest in.
Time is not only running out for Hunt to find and destroy 'Chimera' before the terrorists get their hands on it, but he must also find the cure, so as to save his love interest who has already become infected by the disease from a terrible and rapid death.....
John Woo is a wonderful director. His pre Hollywood movies are visually stunning and almost poetic with their action scenes, and Face/Off is arguably one of the most bonkers action movies that Hollywood has churned out in the last twenty years.
So it comes as a complete surprise when this movie, despite the high concept, Cruises star power, and franchise name reaches its peak, when Cruise reaches his peak when climbing.
It's completely incoherent, allegedly Woos cut clocked in at over three hours, but hey, the studio wanted the money, knew people would see it, and despite the nonsense, it's make bucketloads of money, because the trailer looked brilliant, and Woo was a huge deal then.
So what we get is, the obligatory stunt that hinders each movie,man impressive last twenty minutes, but almost ninety minutes of waffle, Scott chewing scenery, and Cruise with his best Zoolander pose in slow motion.
It's all eye candy, and really nothing else, Hopkins shows up for a bit of plot explanation, Newton is just there to justify Cruises hatred for Scott, and Rhames comes back for a little comic relief.
It beggars belief that the franchise continued after this mess, but rest assured the film went from strength to strength after this.
So all in all, it's just a two hour advertisement for Loreal shampoo featuring Cruise.
Why? Because he's worth it....l