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A The Widescreen review of Mission Impossible Fallout

There is still a lot of juice left in this franchise. It should be impossible that a 56 year old scientologist should still be making such amazing action films, especially in a franchise that the first two installments were average. Yet since ghost protocol, we now have three of the best action films in recent memory. Mission Impossible: Fallout is a direct sequel from the previous installment, with Ethan Hunt searching for missing plutonium that could bring about a nuclear terrorist attack. He is joined with his usual IMF team and a CIA assassin (Henry Cavill).

Chavoruco means in spanish, "old but young", and that embodies Tom Cruise, who has aged like a fine wine.

What follows is a pedal to the metal non-stop action film, one that flows from setpiece to setpiece without letting the audience breathe a lot. The plot is streamlined and the action is relentless, and the result is a movie experience that is extremely satisfying. If Tom Cruise did indeed do his own stunts, he deserves all the recognition for what he is achieving from an action standpoint this late in his career. If the next installment of the franchise remains so good, Mission Impossible might just be the become the next James Bond

Christopher McQuarrie has done an amazing job. From winning an Oscar for writing The Usual Suspects to surpassing even Brad Bird's Mission Impossible film.
This is action-adventure made right by Hollywood. The editing is awesome. You can follow the action and you care about what's happening.

this installment surpasses even Brian De Palma’s original film.
widescreen grade: Widescreen.

Tom's never getting old!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWAlz-YcCRM

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