Movie Review #25: Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)

After watching Jack Reacher, it got me thinking about what my favorite Tom Cruise film is. There are so many to choose from like Minority Report, Top Gun, War of the Worlds and so many others! But of his entire filmography, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol is my favorite.

In Ghost Protocol, the Kremlin gets destroyed and the IMF is shut down because they were thought to be the bombers. This leads Ethan Hunt and his team to clear the name of the IMF.

Now these are my thoughts on the first three Mission Impossible movies:

• Mission Impossible: An iconic action thrill ride that turned Tom Cruise into one of the biggest celebrities on the planet.
• Mission Impossible II: Often times boring and cheesy. John Woo wasn't right the right fit for the franchise.
•  Mission Impossible III: J.J. Abrams reignites a franchise that most people stopped caring about. Sound familiar? 

Now for the fourth time around Abrams is still attached to this movie but not as the director. Instead we have Brad Bird. It's an odd choice because he's most well known for The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille. All of them are great animated films, but with this being his live action directorial debut; How does he fare? He kills it! With this being his live action debut, he makes it look like he's done this before. The action is awesome, the visuals are top notch, and there are scenes that will make your heart stop. When I watched it for the first time, I could not believe what was happening. It was that mind-blowing. The main characters are Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton and Simon Pegg. Cruise is still a great action hero, Renner's character undergoes some great and interesting character development, Patton is stunning and Pegg steals every scene he's in (as he always does).

Final Report: Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol is the best Mission Impossible movie yet with great characters, incredible visuals and action scenes that will take your breath away and stop your heart. It's one of the most enjoyable action movies made in quite some time.