MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL
CAROLINE: The latest Tom Cruise vehicle, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, is positively sizzling at the box office lately. And I totally see why.
RYAN: When an action movie is great, there’s almost nothing better… maybe a great musical.
CAROLINE: [laughs’ This is definitely one for the big screen. I didn’t see it in IMAX, but it’s thrilling nonetheless. I was gripping my husband’s arm for a good chunk of it. BTW this is the first non-animated feature from director Brad Bird, who did The Incredibles and Ratatouille.
RYAN: This is a major achievement for him. I feel like we say it at least once a year, and it’s a credit to whichever creative minds we’re referencing at the time, but there are some action sequences that you’ve never seen before. I love when they think outside of the box and go for the “can we do that?”.
CAROLINE: Totally. Some of the action scenes are truly incredible. Yes, that is indeed Tom Cruise really hanging from the tallest building in the world. The man must have a death wish!
RYAN: We’d heard about it for so long. It’s kind of unnerving. But for all the Cruise-azy that he is, he’s walking the walk.
CAROLINE: It’s got a great supporting cast too; Jeremy Renner, the gorgeous Paula Patton and the very funny Simon Pegg, whom you’ll recognize from British movies like Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Simon made me LOL a few times.
RYAN: I liked the supporting team. There was pretty good chemistry between them. I agree Paula’s a looker but I don’t think she’s the most convincing actress. She does this thing with her eyebrows that makes me think she’s trying too hard to act or something.
CAROLINE: This doesn’t really seem like the kind of movie to come out this time of year; to me, it’s more like a summer blockbuster. But I guess the powers that be at Paramount know what they’re doing, because it’s been #1 at the B.O. for the past 2 weeks. Maybe people like to have options other than all the Oscar contenders out there.
RYAN: Well at the end of the day, we all just want to be entertained.
CAROLINE: And look for the excellent Tom Cruise run. He runs like no other. I’ll give it to him; the man is in shape. And even though I’m a chick, I kind of enjoyed the fact that there’s no love story in this one to muck up the action.
RYAN: He does run better than anyone else in the biz. I was actually thinking for a moment during the movie, someone should do a montage of all the movie-sprints he’s taken.
— BOTTOM LINE —
CAROLINE: As with the last Mission: Impossible, this is a fun, fast-paced and action-packed movie. Say what you will about Tom Cruise, but he’s still got it, people. And he’s still gorgeous. How does he do it!? If he’s got plastic surgery, he’s going to one of the best surgeons around.
RYAN: Looks aside, it’s another good story with action that just keeps you on your toes. I’ve liked each film in this franchise and once again, I want more.
— RATING —
