May 2May 2 Author Finally saw it. I liked it but not as good as the movies in the MI:3-5 run. They just tried too hard with a complex story and sucked out the humor, kinda like they did with Infinity War and Endgame. But I'm in for the finale of course.
May 16May 16 I enjoyed dead reckoning in the theaters and I’m re-watching it this week to catch up for next week. My only concern is that there’s been so many of these damn movies there’s probably gonna be some throwback or twist or something in the finale that ties back to something in the earlier movies that I can’t remember….
May 19May 19 we also just rewatched to prep for pt. 2... i found it more prescient now than i did the summer of 2023 😐
May 19May 19 5 hours ago, mchookem said: we also just rewatched to prep for pt. 2... i found it more prescient now than i did the summer of 2023 😐 I did yesterday morning
May 19May 19 Wife and I ran the gauntlet last week...nice to see the main asshole "we don't trust you Ethan" CIA prick coming back in the last movie. That kind of brings it full circle to me. Oh and a reminder that Haley Atwell may be reaching her fucking prime. She was stunning in this movie.
May 23May 23 There were parts of it I really liked and parts of it that felt somewhat messy. The action was incredible as always, especially the submarine scene and the airplane scene. The visuals were great and I appreciated the cast and their performances. Tom Cruise and his stunts will be missed when he is finally done making movies.Perhaps a bit too much time was spent revisiting scenes and people from previous MI films. I think a callback to one character (Donloe) and then one montage would be great, but the first hour felt like they were trying too hard to pay tribute to the franchise.The overall plot of DR and FR felt a bit sloppy, especially trying to tie it back to the Rabbit’s Foot and make this all Ethan’s fault. They could write the AI villain and combine it with human villains (Gabriel) and keep it a little tighter without all the extra moving parts and footnotes.It’s probably a step below Fallout and Ghost Protocol for me, but I still enjoyed watching it and would take an “average” Mission Impossible movie any day. I think this is written to be the end of the series but could definitely see Tom Cruise pull a Tom Brady and come back for more.
May 23May 23 I agree with about all of your post, but if I hadn’t seen it yet I’d probably wished you’d have put a spoiler around those few specifics.
May 23May 23 Definitely go see this one. I will go back to watch it in 4DX. Saw it in IMAX, but this feels like a 4DX movie. The time I had today was too early to see it in that format. IMAX was still really good and I really enjoyed one of the characters that was brought back. Real full circle moment that was actually really cool because of something they said to Ethan.
May 23May 23 Mission: Impossible, Bond, and Bourne films are all in my "eat a bunch of edibles and fall into the couch while watching an action movie" franchises. I'm stoked. Not sure when I'm gonna see it yet, though.
May 23May 23 11 hours ago, wild_turkey said: I think this is written to be the end of the series but could definitely see Tom Cruise pull a Tom Brady and come back for more. I think it's time. For his age, he's great but his mobility started to show in DR and I'd bet will be more wooden in FR.
May 23May 23 IMF franchise can live on without Ethan hunt or any of his team, if they wish it to. but- they’ve never tried a standalone double naught that isn’t bond. Bourne franchise did it.
May 23May 23 Author 23 minutes ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said: I think it's time. For his age, he's great but his mobility started to show in DR and I'd bet will be more wooden in FR. Leave the IP dormant for 15 years and bring him back. Never underestimate TC.
May 24May 24 Saw it today and enjoyed it. Totally fun. Tension throughout and some great one-liners. Thought this was more Hunt centric than some of the other ones. Not a lot from the rest of the cast.
May 25May 25 On 5/23/2025 at 6:26 AM, T’Boo Ted Marshall said: I think it's time. For his age, he's great but his mobility started to show in DR and I'd bet will be more wooden in FR. His mobility in the biggest stunt in the whole movie was just ridiculous. I have to give that man credit for going out there and performing the stunt several times as well as the months and months of preparation it took to pull it off. I do not think we will ever see another actor or actress do this. As a performer he’s just incredible.
May 26May 26 19 hours ago, UpperWestside said: His mobility in the biggest stunt in the whole movie was just ridiculous. I have to give that man credit for going out there and performing the stunt several times as well as the months and months of preparation it took to pull it off. I do not think we will ever see another actor or actress do this. As a performer he’s just incredible. No doubt. He goes down as one of the greatest movie stars of all time. Solid actor, great producer and amazing stunt man.
May 26May 26 Enjoyed it because I enjoy all of these, well maybe not 2. That said, it was kinda clunky and the script had some weird interactions and dialogue between the characters. I didn't mind the Dunlow stuff. Gabriel became even more of a moustache twirling villain in this one. COME AND GET ME, ETHAN! I found it funny that they've done so much with Tom Cruise and vehicles that fly in the air that they had to either go back to bi-planes or hot air balloons. Wife pointed out, no masks in this one and no MI theme song. And Tom, it's okay. You can kiss the girl.
May 26May 26 3 minutes ago, gsoda3 said: Really no MI theme song? Well, they had it in the opener but I thought they always replayed it during a key scene where Ethan overcomes ridiculous odds to complete the mission?
May 26May 26 Wife pointed out, no masks in this oneI thought the same but wife reminded me they used masks to bust Frenchie out at the beginning. Surprised that was it though. Like maybe Ethan could’ve at least been incognito at that gala where he got captured.
May 26May 26 Just now, wild_turkey said: I thought the same but wife reminded me they used masks to bust Frenchie out at the beginning. Surprised that was it though. Like maybe Ethan could’ve at least been incognito at that gala where he got captured. Ah good point.
May 27May 27 Maybe I missed something at the end of DR or the beginning of FR, but I didn’t understand why Luther was sick. Or maybe that’s not important and we just accept that he was sick as people are prone to get sick, but it was odd that he was in a little makeshift hospital room in the tunnels underneath London with a nurse but apparently no security, not even a door with a lock to keep people like Gabriel out. I guess I just got confused early on with the skipping around on camera work between Ethan and Gabriel and showing scenes in non-chronological order.If anyone has a better explanation for that part, I’d appreciate it.
May 27May 27 56 minutes ago, wild_turkey said: Maybe I missed something at the end of DR or the beginning of FR, but I didn’t understand why Luther was sick. Or maybe that’s not important and we just accept that he was sick as people are prone to get sick, but it was odd that he was in a little makeshift hospital room in the tunnels underneath London with a nurse but apparently no security, not even a door with a lock to keep people like Gabriel out. I guess I just got confused early on with the skipping around on camera work between Ethan and Gabriel and showing scenes in non-chronological order. If anyone has a better explanation for that part, I’d appreciate it. I do not believe there was any warning on it. I googled but came up with nothing that would be a spoiler on why. Just seems like he got sick and that's that.
May 27May 27 I think they just wanted someone to sacrifice to up the villain level of Gabriel and add to Ethan's sacrifice at not being able to save his team, like what happened in the last one. There was no indication that Luther was sick in the last one.
May 27May 27 Didn’t he say he had to go off grid to do something in the last one? Maybe the off grid was his hospital hole?
May 27May 27 I think that was more to build the poison pill and the super tiny server to put the Entity in. The Big Picture had a good line about this movie which was it felt like those episodes of long running TV series where the characters talk about past exploits and then the show recaps them to get you fully up to speed of why we're where we are now in the story. I think 90210 and Friends did that.
May 28May 28 I thought this movie was quite bad outside of the two SPECTACULAR set pieces (submarine + airplane sequences). Every bit of dialogue is just so serious and overdramatized that there’s just not a lot of fun to be had in the character interactions like there used to be. The best part of the MI formula (outside of the insane stunt work) is Ethan’s chemistry and banter with his team as they try to execute their various schemes. This one is entirely lacking in that respect. The first hour is an absolute slog of convoluted plot-dump, too.
May 28May 28 33 minutes ago, Bodowned said: I thought this movie was quite bad outside of the two SPECTACULAR set pieces (submarine + airplane sequences). Every bit of dialogue is just so serious and overdramatized that there’s just not a lot of fun to be had in the character interactions like there used to be. The best part of the MI formula (outside of the insane stunt work) is Ethan’s chemistry and banter with his team as they try to execute their various schemes. This one is entirely lacking in that respect. The first hour is an absolute slog of convoluted plot-dump, too. I gave it a solid B. iI do agree on the lack of funny banter but once Luther got got it was mainly Ethan on his own to save the world with random people helping him while the others had to find the coordinates...which reminds me of this scene.
June 2Jun 2 i was terribly uncomfortable and squeamish in the sub scene. basically two of my three (thalassophobia and megalophobia). it was incredible. i also realized there's such a thing as too much exposition lol were all these stories written with this end in mind? it felt like they tried to force some connections to the past. nobody will ever do what Tom does. crazy as hell, in a cult, but a truly amazing film maker.
June 2Jun 2 16 hours ago, mchookem said: nobody will ever do what Tom does. crazy as hell, in a cult, but a truly amazing film maker. Outlasted all the 80s and 90s action stars and still going. Never given props with awards, but arguably the greatest action film and science fiction film actor of all time. The consistency of great work over decades is astounding. For sheer importance to the medium, I would put Chaplin, Wayne, and Cruise as the only true Movie Stars.
June 2Jun 2 On 5/27/2025 at 7:17 PM, Bodowned said: I thought this movie was quite bad outside of the two SPECTACULAR set pieces (submarine + airplane sequences). Every bit of dialogue is just so serious and overdramatized that there’s just not a lot of fun to be had in the character interactions like there used to be. The best part of the MI formula (outside of the insane stunt work) is Ethan’s chemistry and banter with his team as they try to execute their various schemes. This one is entirely lacking in that respect. The first hour is an absolute slog of convoluted plot-dump, too. One thing I noticed in the previous movie is how when there are a group of people talking, each one gets a line as they go around the room. Luther gets a line, then Benji ,etc.
June 2Jun 2 Just watched with my boy, we are both big fans of the MI films. Generally agree that Final Reckoning is a bit disappointing. Spoiler But the William Donloe appearance was an awesome callback and fun to watch. Edited June 2Jun 2 by Hank Kingsley
June 2Jun 2 It was enjoyable but not as good as dead reckoning part 1. I'd put it above 1-3 but a few steps below the rest. Hayley Atwell was fine in the role but since he just met her 5 mins ago the story really missed Ilsa to make an emotional impact. I get she was busy with dune 2 and asked to be killed off so it was just unfortunate. Part 1 was much better but I think the fact it underperformed spooked them and they had to make changes to this one for fan service similar to Rise of Skywalker tho not nearly as bad.
June 5Jun 5 Just got back from matinee showing. I paid for the “screen x” version at Cinemark. Ended up being really distracting. Only certain scenes had the functionality and halfway through the movie the side projectors seemed to be booting up and throwing random symbols on the side wall. I walked out to the front lobby and got a refund and another drink and then came back in for the finale. Overall, just an ok movie. Like a lot of Mission impossible movies high on action and eye candy but the writing is horrible. also, the ending gave me ship in a bottle vibes from Star Trek TNG. Edited June 5Jun 5 by HiggyBaby
June 9Jun 9 On 6/2/2025 at 6:06 PM, Hank Kingsley said: Just watched with my boy, we are both big fans of the MI films. Generally agree that Final Reckoning is a bit disappointing. Reveal hidden contents But the William Donloe appearance was an awesome callback and fun to watch. I marked out at that and the fact they gave the couple stuff to do. Other than that, it’s a game of who’s the best at mimicking accents. EDIT: Ron Swanson working for the gov’t is not something I can handle. Edited June 9Jun 9 by TheStoicPaisano
June 20Jun 20 Finally saw it yesterday...not the best of the series clearly but fun. I very much enjoyed it, even if it was about 20 minutes too long. Sub Scene and the Airplanes scenes were really really good. And I loved Dunlow coming back...but I was thinking it would be just the one Alaskan scene...naw he was in the last half of the movie, and actually was a bonus! His words to Ethan after he felt guilty for what happened to him, saying he ruined his life...where Dunlow said no, you saved my life, was pretty effective, since Ethan believed he was responsible for all this.
June 21Jun 21 I finally saw it today and liked it better than the last one. The two stunt set pieces were incredible but I'd agree there was too many exposition dumps and the plot was too convoluted. Despite the plethora of great actors, all of the war room scenes dragged for me too. Still, staring deep into Hayley Atwell's magnificent cleavage while she gave Cruise mouth to mouth was pure cinema.
December 5Dec 5 Spoiler Here’s 20 minutes of precise instructions of how to have a small chance of safely swimming back up from the sub. Ethan: watch me do it in my underwear that was dumb.
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