This is the first Mission Impossible movie I've seen. Without too much SPOILERage, I'll give 3 things I liked, and 3 things I disliked.
***LIKED*** (1) It was a bit campy, which was good b/c some of the scenarios stretched believability. Like, the way Luther was hacking satellites on the fly to patch up communication gaps, etc.
(2) Obviously, the stunts were amazing. The motorcycle jump off a cliff; the train dangling off a bridge, etc. That latter scene lasted quite a while, too, it wasn't just a single close call.
(3) The acting of Pom Klementieff. I had no idea who she was before this movie, but now I will watch anything she's in.
***BAD*** (1) As with any pick-pocket/double cross movie, you never know for sure who's got the Mcguffin. That gets frustrating.
(2) The pacing is so "all-out" from start to finish, it's kind of exhausting. The only calm moment I can think of was when Tom Cruise and one of his accomplices are on the patio overlooking Venice and both mention how they have never been to the city before. Then your jammed right back into the action.
(3) It's just part 1.
***LIKED*** (1) It was a bit campy, which was good b/c some of the scenarios stretched believability. Like, the way Luther was hacking satellites on the fly to patch up communication gaps, etc.
(2) Obviously, the stunts were amazing. The motorcycle jump off a cliff; the train dangling off a bridge, etc. That latter scene lasted quite a while, too, it wasn't just a single close call.
(3) The acting of Pom Klementieff. I had no idea who she was before this movie, but now I will watch anything she's in.
***BAD*** (1) As with any pick-pocket/double cross movie, you never know for sure who's got the Mcguffin. That gets frustrating.
(2) The pacing is so "all-out" from start to finish, it's kind of exhausting. The only calm moment I can think of was when Tom Cruise and one of his accomplices are on the patio overlooking Venice and both mention how they have never been to the city before. Then your jammed right back into the action.
(3) It's just part 1.