Directed by Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher, and writer of The Usual Suspects, Edge of Tomorrow, Jack the Giant Slayer, Valkyrie) and starring Tom Cruise (Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire, Mission: Impossible, War of the Worlds), Rebecca Ferguson (The White Queen (tv series), Hercules), Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Town, The Bourne Legacy, American Hustle, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters), Simon Pegg (The World's End, Hector and the Search for Happiness, Star Trek Into Darkness), Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction, Dawn of the Dead, Mission: Impossible ...) and Alec Baldwin (A Streetcar Named Desire, The Hunt for Red October, Blue Jasmine, The Aviator).
140 mins; action adventure; 12+
In this 5th instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise, Ethan Hunt and the MI team take on the Syndicate, a secret rogue organisation. Set in Vienna, London and Casablance, Ethan comes across Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) but the director does a great job in keeping the audience guessing for whom she is really working.
The team of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), William Brandt (Jeremy Renner), Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) and Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) bring their own skills - and characters - to the mix. Added to this is the position of Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin), the Director of the CIA, who is determined to close down the IMF. Battling external forces, and well as those supposed to be on the same "side", the MI team's task is made all the more challenging.
A high-octane thriller with plenty of suspense and chases in equal measure, with the Moroccan mountain chase the pick of the bunch. And the humour too was spot on, giving the audience plenty to enjoy through the 2 hour 20 minutes film, not that one notices the length at all.
It will be difficult for any other summer blockbuster to beat Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation for thrills. The 2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol was very good, as were MI 1, 2 and 3, but Rogue Nation stands head and shoulders above them all.
