Movies: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (May 2025)

[Osprey]

This proves once and for all that Tom Cruise knows what the people want: to see him running. There might actually be more shots of him running in this than being still.

Seriously, this looks good. Hopefully, it's even better than the last one because it isn't held back by setup and can ramp up the action and stakes.

The title is interesting, but unsurprising, since "Part One" underperformed at the box office. I imagine that it might've done a little better if it had just been titled "Dead Reckoning." Dropping the "Part Two" might help this one a little because people who missed or were lukewarm on the last one might still go see it.

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[David71]

the last MI film of tom cruise career. hes had a good run with the franchise.

 

[Osprey]

the last MI film of tom cruise career. hes had a good run with the franchise.

Cruise and McQuarrie both said last year that they're developing ideas for further installments, so the initial plan for this to be a send-off seems to have been scrapped. Besides, he's not slowing down yet (literally), so he may have a few more in him. After that, I imagine that Ethan Hunt might take on a leadership role, like Jon Voight's character in the first film, overseeing younger agents. That would allow Cruise to continue playing the character and being hands-on with the franchise in order to keep it up to his high standards. I won't be surprised if he's still appearing in and producing MI films 20 years from now (when he'll be only the age that Harrison Ford is now, and still 10 years younger than Clint Eastwood). This franchise seems to be his passion. I doubt that he'll ever walk away from it.

 

[trojansoilers]

I'm excited for this! When the first movie came out, I would have never expected it to become an 8 movie juggernaut.
It's turned into one of the more consistently entertaining action franchises and each movie seemed to outdo itself.

 

[alko]

Very nice.

 

[NyQuil]

"Final" reckoning.

 

[Bakayoko Ono]

Cruise is 62; I do think this is it for him as Ethan Hunt.

 

[Supermassive]

I wonder how much this franchise owes to Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. Their theme for the first movie was incredible., at a time when U2 still had a ton of industry cred. The music as the fuse burned in the opening credits of M:I 1 was an incredible hype moment. The theme drew the fans of the original series and the 80s series into a nostalgia-induced fever dream of a movie (And Emanuelle Beart. Hot damn). Just the right amount of instrumental, synth and sfx. 90s, but the great 90s. Honorable mention for 90s theme tunes goes to Moby's 007 theme. Speaking of 007, I think we can blame Mr. Cruise for the skyfall of the Bond franchise.

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Honorable mention for 90s theme tunes goes to Moby's 007 theme.

Euhm...

 

[alko]

Cruise is 62; I do think this is it for him as Ethan Hunt.

He doesn't look like 62. He can definitely run to his 70s.