Mission: Impossible 5 - Rogue Nation 4K UHD + Blu-ray Steelbook

If the home run of Ghost Protocol got the series back on track, then Rogue Nation unquestionably smashes it out of the park.The film starts with the tent-pole stunt from the movie poster where Ethan Hunt has, to say the least, a tricky time boarding a cargo plane of stolen warheads. (It’s hard to find the right superlatives as we know the stunt was done for real, with minimal CGI, by Cruise – so I won't even try). Anyway, it turns out that Hunt had just thwarted The Syndicate, who we eventually learn is a shadowy organisation aiming to set up its own rogue nation, one with absolute power to shape world events for its own ends. The Syndicate promptly captures Hunt in London, but before they get chance to go to work on him he escapes their torture cell, on barefoot (a nice reference to Ghost Protocol) thanks to some insider-assistance. Meanwhile, CIA boss Alec Baldwin is busily disavowing the IMF and has put a capture or kill order out on Hunt, as if he didn’t have enough problems. And all this in the first 20 minutes!The film then rockets around the world to its 3 main acts. First to Austria where Hunt hooks up with Simon Pegg’s Benji to try and block an assassination attempt on the Austrian Chancellor during a grand opera performance of Puccini’s Turandot. A terrific sequence where director Christopher McQuarrie openly homages ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’ (one of a few nods to Hitchcock) as Hunt desperately attempts to save the chancellor from, count them, 3 snipers before the crashing orchestra reaches the final note of Nessun Dorma.The expanding but still off the grid IMF team then nip over to Morocco, as Hunt breaks into and hacks another impregnable mainframe (this one under water!), dies, gets defibrillated back to life, hops on a superbike and has one of the best motorbike chases I've ever seen on the silver screen; completely exorcising the now slightly maligned stunt bike work in MI:2.When we move back to London for part 3 there’s a bit of time to get our breath back, but not much, as Cruise & co track ever so closer to the mysterious Syndicate leader. In this final act McQuarrie eschews the all-out frenetics of the previous 90 minutes in favour of mind games and double-bluffs, dark streets and foot chases and yes, masks – and a classic Mission Impossible TV series inspired denouement.There is so much to praise in MI:5. It unashamedly throws the OTT stunts at you but it doesn’t forget that at heart it’s a spy movie – in fact take the stunts away and you’re still left with a cracking yarn of double dealings, murders, evasions and good old fashioned secret-snatching. And I love the throwbacks and retro references – red public telephone boxes, a scene in a second-hand vinyl record shop and film-noir back streets that could almost be filmed in black and white.But we wouldn’t care for any of this without the characters. Cruise is as engaging as ever and holds the whole film together; Pegg again plays the everyman comedy relief he does so well; Alec Baldwin is in domineering Glengarry Glen Ross form, and Jeremy Renner and Ving Rhames are as good as they can be in very much supporting roles, though Rhames feels a little under used as you find yourself wanting him to hit his pivotal heights of MI:1. Sean Harris, the film's central antagonist menaces pretty effectively in the few scenes he’s in (albeit bordering on pantomime villain), but the wow factor has to go to Rebecca Ferguson as the sassy and decidedly lethal, duplicitous operative whose side you’re never quite sure she's on.It’s hard to say whether or not this is the best entry so far, and everyone will have a different opinion. I personally still love MI:1 (helicopter in the Channel Tunnel notwithstanding) and whether Rogue Nation stands the test of time and repeat viewings remains to be seen, so for now there’s no need to compare – just enjoy.

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*4 and a half out of 5*The fifth entry in the series and the first of now current franchise director, Christopher McQuarrie’s instalments. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation sees Ethan (Tom Cruise) and his team (Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg & Ving Rhames) and an undercover British agent (Rebecca Ferguson) take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organisation as highly skilled as they are and committed to destroying the IMF.It really is rare for a franchise to be arguably keep improving as its sequel numbers get higher, however it truly is the case for Mission: Impossible from 3 onwards. Opening with one of the most memorable and jaw dropping stunts in the whole series before the opening credits have even rolled shows the sheer level of confidence, identity and audience understanding that the series has established now.Going for a full on unique terrorist/espionage thriller and once again witnessing the potential fall of IMF. Focusing more on Ethan’s potential obsession with this lifestyle and his friends as they themselves can’t help but get avoid getting wrapped up in the journey. As mentioned before in this and my previous review for Ghost Protocol the franchise truly has established it’s tone and what it needs to do to constantly meet and exceed the audience’s expectations.Said opening sequence is incredible and absolutely is a statement of intent, with Cruise strapping himself to the side of a plane and having it take off in real time, the camera positioning and movements are perfect for showing us the best angles for the most excitement and tension. The stealthy tense opera sniper fight is creative and nerve wracking with an excellent usage of diegetic music and set design. The underwater infiltration section is unique and once again sees Cruise actually having to hold is breath for a substantial amount of time in real life. The highlight though has to be car to motorbike chase sequence. An absolute triumph in capturing the essence of speed and nail biting tension, with thrilling choreography and camera positioning.As expected by now Cruise gives his all and more. There is a reason why Ethan Hunt is probably his most iconic character. Pegg, Renner & Rhames once again deliver as his main team mates and friends. New franchise member Rebecca Ferguson does a brilliant job as the undercover British agent. She is cunning and stunning as she kick ass in many of her own action set pieces. Sean Harris is broods a subtle and imposing menace as the main antagonist and Alec Baldwin does a good job as the new Secretary.Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation once again delivers the intensity, engagement, thrilling action and top performances as expected. Fully established in its tone, style and expectations. The highlight of the franchise so far.

Watched this as wanted to remind myself of previous films before I went to the cinema to watch more recent offering. In my opinion, the Mission Impossible films are well worth a watch - great movie. Wood recommend.

Have not watched it yet but I will.

Another for our collection

One of the brilliant Mission Impossible series.Like the previous films action packed with some daredevil climbing to make the heart stop.

This is a good film to watch on a Saturday night,

Two thumbs up. (But my favorite Mission Impossible movie is Mission Impossible Fallout.)

Always great, so much action,great entertainement

Entretenida hasta el final

Comme tous les précédentes l histoire est bonne. Activité et suspens..... Comme ds tous les film de Tom Cruise !!Un bon moment vidéo...... Et pour ceux qui apprécié l acteur tj au top !!

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