Series is still going strong
Cruise’s standards, the level of death-defying stunts and jaw-dropping set-pieces are incredible.
The highlight is a Paris-set sequence that will be very hard for anything else to top this year in terms of breathless entertainment that feels like it’s really happening in front of your eyes.
Another strength of the Mission movies is the excellent ensembles put together on screen and Fallout is no different.
Cruise is as awe-inspiring as ever in what is quickly becoming his finest role, Cavill erases memories of his butchered appearance in Justice League and Ethan’s increasinglyimportant sidekicks Benji (Simon Pegg) and Luther (Ving Rhames) offer perfect support.
The lines between Ethan’s personal and professional lives intertwine with the presence of returning bad-a** agent Ilsa (Rebecca Ferguson) and his ex-fiancee Julia (Michelle Monaghan), while Rogue Nation villain and company are back in the line of fire Solomon Lane (Sean Harris) makes a creepy comeback.
While rarely pausing for breath does lend Fallout a relentless pace, it also doesn’t take much time to get under the skin of its characters.
But that’s a minor nitpick in what is another superior entry in the Mission franchise that once again defies the question of how the previous instalment can possibly be topped.
And I’m sure Cruise — and hopefully McQuarrie — will be up for proving he can go one bigger and better by taking the series into lucky number seven territory.