When audiences last caught up with Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt in 2018, he was chasing down plutonium and trading punches with Henry Cavill’s Agent Walker to avoid nuclear fallout.
In Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One, an even more significant threat is looming. Ethan and his IMF team, Luther (Ving Rhames) and Benji (Simon Pegg), are faced with tracking down a key to an advanced weapon before the wrong hands gain control, unleashing worldwide chaos. While this latest entry may partly serve as an excuse for the film’s star to ride a motorcycle off a cliff, Dead Reckoning Part One is a solid addition to the action film franchise.
At the helm is Writer/Director Christopher McQuarrie, who is on his third cinematic mission, so to speak, with Cruise, who doesn’t show signs of running out of steam anytime soon as he aims to retain his summer blockbuster crown. Together, the director and leading man have crafted a film with packed action sequences that takes the audience on a thrill ride alongside Ethan.
Dead Reckoning Part One introduces a handful of new faces, and among them are two actors known for their previous work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Hayley Atwell (Avengers: Endgame) and Pom Klementieff (Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3).
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