Mission: Impossible - Fallout

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Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise) must deal with the fallout after a mission goes wrong. Hunt and his team are shadowed by CIA agent August Walker (played by Henry Cavill in what might be his best performance as of yet), who is essentially there to course correct. The team is tasked with breaking Solomon Lane (Sean Harris reprising his role from Mission: Impossible - Fallout) out of police custody. This is probably the best Mission: Impossible movie yet. This movie has a lot of callbacks to previous movies, essentially tying the whole franchise together. There's a character introduced in the movie called the White Widow (played by a scene stealing Vanessa Kirby). She is the daughter of arms dealer Max from the first movie. This is something I welcome because it really ties everything into being a part of a bigger universe, compared to the first five movies having more of an episodic feel to them. Once again Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust proves to be a standout. This movie fleshes out the character of Solomon Lane much more. I came out of Rogue Nation finding him to be fairly one-note, and not very memorable. In this movie, he's actually fairly intimidating and manages to go head-to-head in a fist fight with Ilsa. The humorous moments in the movie actually work. They could have easily come off as forced, but they work within the context of the movie. As usual, the action sequences (and Tom Cruise's dedication) are nothing short of amazing. This is a movie has to be seen, and I think is destined to be a classic of the action genre.

10 / 10