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[EviLore]

I saw it today. For me this is the worst movie in the series. I liked Dead Reckoning, but sadly the sequel couldn't deliver. There is just a lack of action and set pieces, and a plot that takes way too long to advance. It has severe pacing issues. Gabriel was kind of sidelined and well,

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his demise belongs in a slapstick movie.

Its the worst for me. MI2 had some John Woo sauce at least. 3 had PSH as bad guy and some fun action. FR has nothing of the sort.

Should've brought back Henry Cavill. He has an intimidating presence for Cruise to face off against.

 

[Doom85]

Should've brought back Henry Cavill.

His character Walker got one of, if not the, the most brutal deaths of the series. Also, right before he died, half his face was chemically burned badly, so they couldn't even pull a "oh, it was another guy with a Walker mask on who for some reason was acting exactly like Walker for…..reasons", oh god, I'm having that bullshit Halloween Resurrection retcon nightmares from saying that, bleh, anyway, then Walker's skull gets impaled by a hook and he is pulled into a helicopter that explodes and then plummets a massive drop.

Suffice to say, only way Cavill was returning after that was in a flashback. Jeremy Renner's character from 4 and 5 returning would have been cool.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I posted my review in the Movies thread. Ok movie. I'm not an MI pro or anything so I went in blind.

By far best part of the movie was the submarine part. Rest of the movie plot is forgettable and convoluted with all the tasks and parts the crew has to juggle. The big chase scenes and fist fights are decent. Movie too long.

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Jun 26, 2025

Saw the new Mission Impossible movie. It was ok. Would never watch it again. Was long too. I didn't see the last one. But that's ok, I can get into a movie even if I know nothing about any past movies that relate.

The plot is overly complicated with some gadget with missing pieces and to deactivate it the crew has to do this and that.

There's a big segment in the middle with Cruise in a spooky sub searching for a piece which I thought was the best part of the movie. I dont know how much of the internal sub parts were CGI or legit real set pieces. But if it was all real, it was...

• StreetsofBeige

 

[EviLore]

His character Walker got one of, if not the, the most brutal deaths of the series. Also, right before he died, half his face was chemically burned badly, so they couldn't even pull a "oh, it was another guy with a Walker mask on who for some reason was acting exactly like Walker for…..reasons", oh god, I'm having that bullshit Halloween Resurrection retcon nightmares from saying that, bleh, anyway, then Walker's skull gets impaled by a hook and he is pulled into a helicopter that explodes and then plummets a massive drop.

Suffice to say, only way Cavill was returning after that was in a flashback. Jeremy Renner's characte from 4 and 5 returning would have been cool.

Yeah, it's too bad. Fallout was peak McQuarry.

 

[SkylineRKR]

I liked the whole Sub part, but they shouldn't have gone

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with the suit removal. It makes no sense since in that cold he should faint on the spot, and we've seen more than enough Cruise in his boxershort already. I get you need suspension of disbelief, but this scene was pushing it.

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Should've brought back Henry Cavill. He has an intimidating presence for Cruise to face off against.

He and PSH were the best villains, thats for sure. Altough I guess Voight was a strong villain as well, but MI1 is a whole different beast to the rest really. Its a great movie, very slow and noir like. I love it. Everything goes into more detail, like the briefing etc. It wasn't full blockbuster style yet.

Fallout is my number one MI anyway. Followed by GP.

 

[spookyfish]

Should've brought back Henry Cavill. He has an intimidating presence for Cruise to face off against.

But he would have looked kinda funny wearing a helicopter wrapped around him.

(I did enjoy his character in Fallout--and agreed: Having a fairly decent heavy for Ethan worked kind of well. Gabriel or whatever just doesn't have presence, IMO.)

 

[WhiteWaterM00se]

When is the digital release date?