This franchise just keeps chugging along producing banger after banger. It's crazy how they keep managing to top themselves as far as impressive stunts in each successive film. While Dead Reckoning Part One is maybe a miniscule step down from the franchise high Fallout, it is still the undisputed action event of the summer.
Cruise and Co. Do a wonderful job of making this film and story feel like a big deal. It really feels like this is "the big one" for Hunt. Characters from the past are back along with some fun new faces. Atwell shines in her role, along with a returning Henry Czerny and newcomer Cary Elwes in another excellent use of his skills as a spy agency head this year. I also loved the callbacks to the first MI with the low angle dialogue shots and train set piece. The story feels quite relevant these days as well.
While this is a part one, I felt like the story had a nice conclusion, unlike some other unnamed summer film set in Rome intended to be part one of a bigger finale... but I digress.
Dead Reckoning is a thrill ride from start to finish with some of the most awe-inducing action scenes ever put to film. Bravo, Mr. Cruise for continuing to be crazy enough to do all of this for our enjoyment. I cannot wait for Part Two.
Cruise and Co. Do a wonderful job of making this film and story feel like a big deal. It really feels like this is "the big one" for Hunt. Characters from the past are back along with some fun new faces. Atwell shines in her role, along with a returning Henry Czerny and newcomer Cary Elwes in another excellent use of his skills as a spy agency head this year. I also loved the callbacks to the first MI with the low angle dialogue shots and train set piece. The story feels quite relevant these days as well.
While this is a part one, I felt like the story had a nice conclusion, unlike some other unnamed summer film set in Rome intended to be part one of a bigger finale... but I digress.
Dead Reckoning is a thrill ride from start to finish with some of the most awe-inducing action scenes ever put to film. Bravo, Mr. Cruise for continuing to be crazy enough to do all of this for our enjoyment. I cannot wait for Part Two.