Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is directed by Christopher McQuarrie who co-wrote the screenplay with Erik Jendresen. The film begins by giving the audience a bit of a memory jog of what Ethan Hunt’s jobs were in, not just the previous one, but all. In case you have not heard, the film’s official runtime is just shy of three hours. Now you know why the introduction to the film runs a little long before kicking into “Final Reckoning” scenes. As you may have learned to expect, the is not much to be learned from the synopsis provided, at least to keep from spoiling this for the anticipated audience. For those who may not know or recall, the films are based on the television series created by Bruce Geller.
SYNOPSIS: Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
President Sloane (Angela Bassett) is heard trying to convince Ethan Hunt to come visit to discuss the current threat, “The Entity,” a threat to the world, not just the USA. Fans of Hunt’s allies will be happy to see Luther (Ving Rhames), Benji (Simon Pegg), and Grace (Hayley Atwell) are ready to help with the mission, as is Paris (Pom Klementieff) and Degas (Greg Tarzan Davis). I am very happy to see Esai Morales continue as Gabriel, the villain who wants his hands on the items needed to gain power over everyone. He does an extraordinary job of portraying the villain who goes to extreme lengths to crush anyone who gets in his way. Additional cast members include Janet McTeer, Holt McCallany, and Nick Offerman, as well as Hannah Waddingham and Trammell Tillman (who I especially liked in his role as a submarine commander).
As fans of the films have learned by now from the previous films, there are spectacular action sequences, and this one does not disappoint. Will they measure up to the prior films is a question each fan can decide on. Ethan Hunt does not remain in one spot, so there are plenty of scenes to choose from. I can say there are at least two to three scenes where the editing just left me wondering how some of the characters got out of certain situations, or into some, but the “tiny” gaps added up to make me feel like there was a bad cut and paste going on. I liked it overall, but this is my biggest gripe of this film. I am still a fan though!
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is available in theaters on May 23, 2025, and available in Dolby Cinema, 4DX, SCREENX, Premium Large Formats and IMAX.
Source: Paramount Pictures and Skydance
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