Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
If you're wondering if Rogue Nation is a worthy installment into the franchise let me just put that to rest right away: it is. It's all the fun of the more recent Missions with a story almost as smart as the first! Maybe even as smart. I hesitate to say because I always forget all the details of the first one until watching it again.
2011's Ghost Protocol had everything a Mission Impossible movie should have except a good villain. The villain was almost entirely forgettable. Rogue Nation addresses that and gives us a great villain! In my opinion this villain would even be worthy of the James Bond franchise! He's conniving, he's dangerous, and he's a bit creepy. So overall just right.
The stunt work in Rogue Nation was maybe the best I've ever seen. A lot of it was done for real and it shows big time. The motorcycle chase sequence was especially well done. It was very apparent that these were the real actors on the bikes and they were actually taking those turns at high speed. It was all very thrilling.
Writer/Director Christopher McQuarrie has only directed two major motion pictures and both make me excited for his future. He has a way with action and drama that is unflinching but not gritty or gratuitous. The bottom line is that he makes good movies.
The very basic (and spoiler free) premise of Rogue Nation is that there is a secret organization of super spies that operates without detection disrupting governments everywhere. From there it gets deeper and takes some twists here and there but remains interesting and coherent. It's no secret that I enjoy it a lot when a movie can keep me guessing even a little bit and this one did. In my mind Rogue Nation takes the Mission Impossible franchise and places it solidly above the Bourne franchise (but still not quite to the Bond franchise).
Big Shot Critic
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