Mini-Review Monday: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

Here are my reviews for films one, two, three, and four in this series.

Mission Impossible - Rogue NationRelease: July 31, 2015

Story: Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is obsessed with bringing down the dastardly criminal organization the Syndicate, a secret organization utilizing assumed dead operatives from around the world to commit crimes that effect the world. With the IMF shutdown, Ethan is joined by the remaining members of the IMF willing to help: field agent and computer expert Benji Dunne (Simon Pegg), Field Operations Director of IMF and skilled field agent William Brandt (Jeremy Renner), and Ethan’s best friend and teammate Luther Stickell (Vhing Rhames). A mysterious woman (played by Rebbecca Ferguson), who claims to be working British mole getting information about the Syndicate, is also aiding Hunt, though the other members of the team are dubious of her true purposes. Meanwhile, the chief director of the CIA (played by Alec Baldwin), who pushed for the dissolution of IMF, is attempting to flush out Hunt. Will our heroes stop the all encompassing Syndicate and its sociopathic leader Solomon Lane (Sean Harris) before his evil plan grants him and the organization near limitless money and power? Continue reading

Quickie Reviews: Mission: Impossible

As I watch Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol for the fourth or fifth time in proclamation of my procrastination, I decided to try out a new reviewing style and see how people liked it. This is Quickie Reviews (yes, I spent a whole five seconds thinking that up). If deemed successful by myself and you, kind reader, I’ll use this new style every now and then for nice, fast reviews that will, hopefully, give you a little taste of the film in a bite-sized length. This WILL NOT replace my normal, longer length reviews I have done in the past. It’ll just be a different style I use simultaneously to keep things fresh. Anyway, without further ado. he is my first Quickie Review. I will be taking a look at the first Mission: Impossible film. I’ll also take a look at its sequels throughout the week. Let me know what you think of the new format. Continue reading