Highly Overrated But Still Good

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog :)Christopher McQuarrie is able to create a film with the best qualities of its predecessors. The high levels of tension and suspense of M:I-1 and the non-stop action of M:I-3 are very well-balanced in Rogue Nation, which makes it another success inside an already fantastic saga. The action continues to be the highlight since Tom Cruise's mission apparently is to try and perform as many death-or-life situations as he can.The plane sequence is riveting, the underwater set piece is (literally) breathtaking and the chasing scenes, whether on foot or by car or by a motorcycle, are incredibly exciting. McQuarrie directs the hell out of those scenes with an unique camera work, some beautiful cinematography, and seamless editing. The score is once again brilliant and it helps giving me some goosebumps.The screenplay is captivating and it finally has another decent villain to rival with Philip Seymour Hoffman of the third installment. Sean Harris portrays Solomon Lane and, even though Lane isn't exactly an extremely well-written antagonist, at least he has clear motivations and a lot more screentime than other villains throughout the series. Still, he could have been better explored.The new additions to the cast are sensational. Rebecca Ferguson brilliantly interprets Ilsa Faust, who has some great development along the runtime. Alec Baldwin (Alan Hunley) is also a great addition to the saga. I love that they decided to use Ving Rhames' character, Luther, more in this movie. He only had a tiny bit at the end of Ghost Protocol, so I am delighted to see him back on screen with his fantastic humor. Simon Pegg (Benji) is also becoming one of my favorite characters and Pegg proves that he can also accomplish some great dramatic scenes besides the frequent comic relief moments.Finally, Jeremy Renner (William Brandt) continues to be an awesome actor by portraying a possible substitute of Ethan Hunt in the future of the franchise (even if I doubt that Renner would do all the crazy stuff Cruise does). Obviously, Tom Cruise is the standout with all of his jaw-dropping real stunts that most people don't even believe they are actually true. I bet that at least 7 out of 10 people that watched this movie at the time of its release, didn't believe for a single moment that the airplane scene was real ... This is saying a lot about the quality of the stunt team and the unbelievable courage of Cruise. Please, never stop doing this!My only big issue with the movie is its pacing. Even though it gives more time for the audience to rest between action sequences, it becomes too much espionage exposition and it slightly becomes a bit boring. The tone is well-balanced, but the pacing really does not help at all the overall flow of the film. This aspect plus the not-that-great villain bring the movie a bit down for me but it is still right among the best in the franchise.All in all, Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation provides the entertainment that the audience expects from it. Tom Cruise proves once again why he is an icon in action movie history with mind-blowing stunts and McQuarrie is able to elevate the levels of tension and suspense in the already fantastic action set pieces. Beautiful-looking and with a perfect score, a captivating story and a brilliant cast, filled with compelling characters. Definitely, one of the best of the saga.

'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)' introduces a new level of palpability and is responsible for the whole series' retroactive, but slightly unwarranted, reputation for tangible, essentially 'real' stunt-work, thanks to its many fantastic set-pieces built solely around the slightly insane idea of Tom Cruise being as close to death as possible every moment he's on screen. This is really the reason why the film works so well and is as purely exciting as it is, as it always feels absolutely authentic and manages to keep the audience as engaged as possible with both its action and the characters caught up in it. It's interesting that each film in the series has significantly raised the bar in terms of action, and this is no exception. Thus far, the sequences in this picture are possibly the best in the series: fast, frenetic and fantastically composed. They're all very well conceived, crafted to be as exciting as possible. There's an ever-so-slightly darker tone this time, though things aren't dour and moments of levity are used to great effect. This vibe is bolstered by a smaller but seemingly more personal plot, which sticks closely to the roots of the franchise but does avoid many of its predictabilities. It's certainly an ensemble piece, as much as its direct predecessor. It has possibly the best cast in the entire series, and the most focus on them. All the core players are given several moments to shine, which means that you understand and care about them all. The momentum of the piece is kept thoroughly forward-moving without ever compromising on the character moments that make the narrative so impactful. The movie really is just incredibly entertaining when it gets going. 9/10

You may have a different franchise as your all time favorite action one, but you have to admit, no other as come this far, with this quality (hi, Die Hard). This is the FIFTH film of the saga, and it might be the best one.I just love, the way they have reinvented the franchise, and turned into a pure episodic, fun, and engaging adventure (aside from the CRAZINESS that is the technical aspect here). I could easily watch a new Mission Impossible movie ever 3 years for the next 20 years. The sad thing is, that Tom Cruise is mortal, so, he probably won't be doing this stuff 20 years from now. But man, what a franchise, and what a movie.It's amazing how this movie is able to mix the tense "vibe" from the first one (something that MI3 and 4 weren't able to do), with the frenect and gorgeous action scenes from its two predecessors.The movie starts by just knocking out of the park, with an incredible airplane sequence, that is also extremely funny (another hit, that started with Ghost Protocol).The cast main cast is probably the best assemble on the franchise. Even though Paula Patton is great in MI4, Rebecca Ferguson simply DESTROYS in this movie. She is sexy as hell, but also a f#cking badass character, you can in the same scene fall in love with her, but also be frecking scared. She is just fantastic. Jeremy Renner is a win too, he was great in Ghost Protocol, and I was glad they brought him back. Bring Ving Rhames back was another thing they got it right, the guy has so much chemistry with the whole cast (mainly with Cruise). And, well, do I really need to talk about Simon Pegg and Tom Cruise? Pegg is such a talent actor, he is charismatic, funny, and every other compliment you can think of, he is just amazing.And Tom Cruise... man, I don't even know what else I can say about him, the guy is a monster, a movie legend. Not only he is a great actor (like, with actual acting skills), but man, his commitment with this franchise is something unique, and is so great to see scenes that are performed by the actor (not an stuntman) and also shot in a real location. The same thing Keanu Reeves or Jack Chan do with their fight scenes, Cruise does here with those big action sequence. It's fantastic. Again, say what you have to say about the guy, but you have to admit that this is frecking awesome.And, for me what makes this one competes with MI3 for the spot of the best one of the five, is that even the biggest problem that this franchise has had for the last 20 years doesn't show up here. The villain is actually pretty decent. He has enough back story, a great performance by Sean Harris, and you know, is decent overall, not a great villain, but a good one, that doesn't holds the movie back.The story is engaging, an almost "classic" rogue organization story, that you saw before in other movies (a couple of Bond ones, for example), but this is fine. A movie not always need to reinvent the genre (in a storytelling perspective), if are into the characters, it's enough (and hell yeah, this is definitely the case here). The end is really clever though, a finale without a "huge action outcome", cause we already had that throught the movie, so is fun to be surprised by it (also, it's another caracteristic that was brought back from the first movie. Really cool).To conclude, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation is a fantastic movie, not only for those casual moviegoers but also for all the hardcore movie fans, that want to analyse it deeply. Definitely a must-see one for any action fans out there.

Ok, that's not entirely true. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one, so all of these movies are better than the first. The last 2 in particular have stepped up the action and comedy quite a bit! A must see, and I'm excited for the new one in the theatre. This one has some particularly tense moments, especially the underwater portion.