Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol review

The 4th installment of the Mission Impossible film franchise. Now, while I'm not a big fan of the original Mission Impossible TV series, nor was I that impressed with the film versions.

Watched the first one, found it confusing, probably cause I was a kid at that time when I was expecting an action movie. Second one was somewhat better when I watched it, but didn't hold me enough to watch the third one.

So, let's treat this as a standalone movie until I get around to watching the rest.

So why did I decide to watch this movie when I'm not a big fan of the series? Well, this.

It was a pretty good trailer. Eminem's rapping certainly sells it.

Is it good? FUCK YEA. The best in the franchise BY FAR.

I can't bear to watch this part.

The IMF team this time has to stop a terrorist from inciting a global nuclear war between Russia and the United States, however, they are framed for an operation gone wrong in Russia that involves the bombing of the Kremlin.

Disavowed by the President of the United States via the eponymous Ghost Protocol, the IMF team are left on their own to save the world while being pursued by the Russians.

A lot of factors helped in making this movie the best one so far.

For one thing, the director is Brad Bird, the director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille. And the movie is no longer just about Agent Ethan Hunt, this time his IMF team actually helps out, unlike the previous movies, where Ethan Hunt is somehow the only reliable agent.

Eventhough the IMF team this time only consists of four people, the movie goes to great lengths to portray them as incredible agents, tasked with the impossible, where things will go to hell constantly and somehow managed to pull things off.

Prototype. Assassin's Creed. Hoodies are back in style.

This time, Tom Cruise's character, Ethan Hunt, has less emotional baggage from his previous outings. So less time is focused on his past and him as a character in general. While this may seem like a bad thing, it actually works for this movie.

Come on we've seen Ethan Hunt for about three movies worth. There's not much point in trying to flesh out more of the same mold. So, this time we get to see the OTHER team members get fleshed out, which helps us viewers know the team better as a whole, and love them more.

SIMON PEGG!! Doing his Scottish technician Benji Dunn thingy again, like his character from Star Trek and Mission Impossible III. I like this guy and his movies (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul).

You need to climb to the Burj's 130th floor using these gloves.
Of course you'll be fine, what's the worst that could happen?

Then there's Jeremey Renner as William Brandt, an analyst caught up with the IMF team in the chaos. He's quite a badass.

Benji Dunn and William Brandt are really funny together and their cooperative scenes are usually quite a laugh.

And finally theres Paula Patton as Jane Carter. She is badass.

Also has a nice ass.

She kicks lots of ass too.

Don't cross her.

Dibs.

Did I mention that everyone in the movie is a badass? Like seriously.

It seems like everyone involved are really determined badasses with martial arts and hardy bodies. No one ever goes down easy.

Even the big bad, who is just some middle aged dude, not a trained soldier nor operative mind you, did not go down easy. Gave Ethan one hell of a fight.

But he wasn't that prominent. The other villainess showed up more. Not that I'm complaining. She was a badass fighter too, and she loves diamonds.

Dibs again. Me-owwwww.

A lot of scenes in the movie are of course, ridiculously insane, but bloody entertaining and keeps you on the edge of your seat, leaving you pondering how they were gonna get out of this one. Hallmark of a good action movie.

The movie really plays up the saying, "If it can go wrong, IT FUCKING WILL."

One thing though, they really thrashed the BMWs in this movie. My friend, a BMW lover, really felt it everytime one was crashed. One BMW takes the cake for being nothing more than just an express journey to go down 100 feet.

Thankfully, this one survived. Mostly.

Ooooo....and the gadgets!! The gadgets are pretty awesome too. Some scenes pretty much revolve around the team using their incredible tools. Though most of the tools do tend to malfunction, leading to intense scenes.

But that's the appeal of the movie for me: when shit hits the fan, how will IMF handle it!? With skill? With dumb luck?

Or both?


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So, the verdict comes down to this. Go watch this movie. Enjoy a proper action movie for once.

Your mission...

Should you choose to accept it...

Is to watch Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol...