Premise:
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.
Directors:
Christopher McQuarrie
Writers:
Bruce Geller, Erik Jendresen, Christopher McQuarrie
Cast:
Tom Cruise ... Ethan Hunt
Hayley Atwell ... Grace
Ving Rhames ... Luther Stickell
Simon Pegg ... Benji Dunn
Rebecca Ferguson ... Ilsa Faust
Vanessa Kirby ... The White Widow
Esai Morales ... Gabriel
Pom Klementieff ... Paris
Henry Czerny ... Kittridge
Shea Whigham ... Briggs
RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | ROTTENTOMATOES | IMDB | METACRITIC |
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July 12th, 2023 | 2hr 43m | 98% | 8.2/10 | 81 |
I am assuming Rebecca Ferguson wanted out due to her commitments to Dune and Silo and whatever else she has going on. I can’t imagine they would fake her death twice. I do hope she stays dead just because it would feel cheap to bring her back, as much as I love her in this series. I agree that Solomon Lane was a much more defined antagonist.
I didn’t mind Grace being unable to do a lot. She’s just a thief after all. I actually kind of liked that she wasn’t just another Ethan, good at everything. But it really did feel like they fridged Ilsa to bring her in. I also couldn’t help but wish they brought back Thandiwe Newton’s character from MI2, Naya, instead. She was a skilled thief as well. I’m a little biased though, because I fell in love with her in that movie. But, that would have brought other complications, since she was also a love interest, and Newton is older.
The car chase I loved, and the train was cool. Especially Ethan just flying right into the car, although in reality he should have broken every bone in his body, haha.