Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) co-written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is still on the hunt for the rogue AI that is turning the world upside down. The AI, known as The Entity, is trying to take over all the nuclear arsenals in the world and has established a doomsday cult of human followers. It's also deep-faking a lot of online information to heighten tensions between countries. The AI's plan is to take over all the nuclear arsenals and then hide in a heavily-fortified bunker in South Africa. Hunt wants to kill the AI even though every country (including the USA) wants to gain control of the AI to use it for world domination. Hunt has a small band of allies (Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff) helping him go through the various steps (of which there are many) to destroy the AI.
The plot is drawn from the worries and paranoia of today, making it exciting and engaging. A lot of characters claim that all of cyberspace will be lost if the Entity is destroy which isn't quite convincing, much like the technical jargon that is bandied about to describe how things are working. But nobody comes to a Mission: Impossible movie for sobering realism or technical accuracy. The movie has plenty of action and spectacle. The cast does a great job both in the fights and chases and in the small, human moments of connection and/or humor. Some of the stunts seem like redoes from other films (even outside of the franchise) but are still exciting. The film has a huge variety of locations, from underground networks to an abandoned submarine to a frozen tundra to aerial acrobatics. The sense of fun and drama is strong. Even at just shy of three hours, the film is never boring. It's a great finale for the franchise (if it really is the finale).
Recommended, highly for fans.
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