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Review: Mission Impossible Rogue Nations

Written by tha - bang from the blog Movies and Things with Thabang on 21 Aug 2015
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Tom Cruise teams up again with his new pal Christopher McQuarrie - the same dude he worked with on Jack Reacher - to bring us the fifth installment of Ethan Hunt and his IMF team saving the world and i'd say this is one of the best Mission Impossible movies in a while. Let's dig in.



There's the usual action, humour, death defying stunts and Tom Cruise running. Yet, this, unlike the other MI movies actually does not rely on a McGuffin aka a plot device that is not totally explained but used to kick off the story - like they did last time with the "rabbit foot". This time the plot is well crafted and kicks in earlier than expected and never lets go till the credits roll.



Hunt is put up against some great antagonist in the form of Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust and then there's the Syndicate aka the anti-IMF group that keeps things interesting. Although this plot seems to be very close to the upcoming James Bond Spectre plot, it will be interesting to contrast the two once the latter makes it to the cinema, to see who told the same story better.



Back to Rogue Nations... the whole gang is back. Simon Pegg's Benji is still there, yapping and offering comedic relief at the expense of Ving Rhames and Jeremy Renners' screen time. But the others are not missed that much.

We have Alec Baldwin as the new addition to the franchise and kudos to Christopher McQuarrie, who not only co-wrote this but also directs - he has done a great job at balancing humour, action and tension without taking away from the drama of the story.



So, for a great night out, do check out Rogue Nations for your skiet, skop and donner fix.

Rating ***1/2
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9 Comments

calamity
21 Aug 2015 09:58

I have been waiting for this movie for the longest time. I just need to make time to go and watch it. Most people that have seen the initial Spectre movie are actually saying that Rogue Nation is the better of the two.

Sequel to Hitman is coming out soon, will be interesting to know your take on it. It has been trashed cos the lead actor is not bald enough or his head is clean shaven enough and his voice is not similar to the one in the games (which is interestingly voiced by a South African born actor)

tha - bang
21 Aug 2015 10:01

Hey Calamity, will check out Hitman next week and will defineatly do a review. as for spectre vs rogue nations ,i gues will all find out in december. but rogue nations was FUN and this comes from a die hard bond fan

qaqamba
21 Aug 2015 12:21

he is 52 yrs this year Tom Cruise if im not mistaken ,, can he still run??????? lol,,

tha - bang
21 Aug 2015 13:35

Qaqamba ,go see it for your self

pjvv
21 Aug 2015 15:16

It was very interesting, i really liked it even better than the previous one.

calamity
24 Aug 2015 09:36

I liked the action and the fact that there was no damsel in distress. I liked the fact that she was the one doing most of the saving. It was an awesome movie but I think Ghost Protocol is still the best in the series.

tha - bang
24 Aug 2015 11:08

@calamity aweh @pjvv its interesting they can still make an interesting film after such a long run with basically the same lead

calamity
24 Aug 2015 14:14

I love that Tom Cruise is going to be the lead for MI6. I see the transporter has a new lead.

tha - bang
30 Aug 2015 17:22

Yeah the dude who used to be on Game of thrones, the first Naharis (sp) the guy Khaleesi is bonking is the new transporter. i believe MI:6 will be Tom's last. the man is in his 50's i dont see him running and hanging on to building in his 60 @calamity


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