I'll die unless you kill me.......

Rating: 8/10 (14 May 2015)

Ethan Hunt has retired from active duty to train new IMF agents. But he is called back into action to confront Owen Davian, an international weapons and information provider with no remorse, or conscience.
Hunt assembles his team, friend Luther Strickell, transportation expert Declan, and background operative Zhen.
They are to rescue one of his own trainees, Lindsey, who was kidnapped while on a surveillance detail of Davian.
It soon becomes evident that Davian is well-protected, well-connected, and malicious.
This forces Hunt to extend his journey back into the field in order to rescue his wife, Julia, and uncover IMF double agents in the process.....l
After the huge Mis-step that was number 2, Abrams and Cruise finally bring a Mission Impossible film that is easy to understands, and makes complete and utter sense of the narrative.....but only if you take away all the Rabbits Foot malarkey.
Hoffman is a truly menacing villain, and makes the film just that little more sinister than it should be. In other hands, the movie, franchise even, would be peppered with pantomime villains in the vein of Moore's Bond era, but here, it's pretty hard hitting stuff.
Hoffman aside though, it is your typical big summer blockbuster. It's stunning to look at, has some maguffin that never gets used or spoken about much, but is an excuse for the cast to go to some amazing locations around the world.
But the two greatest achievements that this film has are completely forgetting that Mission Impossible ever existed, and the inclusion of some genuine laugh out loud humour.
What other film would feature Cruise escaping from IMF with 'We Are Family' by Sister Sledge playing in the background.
Exciting, good looking, and the kickstart the franchise needed.