Photo: Comingsoon.net Paramount, Bird. (2011).

The latest installment of the "Mission: Impossible" francise is Ghost Protocol. This film had me completely amazed by how exciting, funny, and action-packed awesome it turned out to be.

Never have I been in movie theater making the most extreme/surprised facial expressions (viewer reaction) from seeing a movie filled with action and brilliance of such a high degree, unless it was a Bourne film with Matt Damon of course.  Anyway, while watching the film, there was a moment in which the whole audience, myself included, gasped during this one super suspenseful action sequence. I'm not going to say which one but if you've seen it, you probably already know which scene I'm talking about.

Photo: EW.com, Paramount, Bird. (2011).

This action packed awesome adaption is clever, suspenseful, and a bit funnier than the previous films. Much kudos to Simon Pegg for being the hilarious comic relief!


If there's another thing I admire about these films, setting aside the action, it's the great character development. In every film, each character brings something special and distinctive to the movie or scene. I'm not going to flashback to the first and proceeding movies, (the post would be too long) but in this latter installment, the newest members bring something new and fresh, which keeps each sequel different from one another. Simon Pegg contributes a nice comedic relief, Paula Patten (on the right photo) brings the intelligent, strong woman into the mix and Jeremy Renner is the really serious, private/secretive characters of the crew.

Photo: Paramount Pictures, Bird. (2011). Wegotthiscovered.com

Overall, Ghost Protocol is most definitely one of the best of the Mission: Impossible films.

Photo: Paramount Pictures, Bird. (2011).

Also- it's pretty ironic how in every one of the films, the characters are always out on these seemingly, and disbelievingly, impossible situations and assignments (the basis of which the films are built, I know) but with a great team they always make it possible. Which is most likely the meaning and point behind the irony that is. . . Mission: Impossible [cue the music].





Update: As I watch this now, I've noticed I left out a really important part of discussing an action film: the fight sequences. 

From the start of the film (second scene), with a Dean Martin song playing in the background, we see Ethan (Cruise) is the first character to start throwing the punches - not starting the fights, but ending them (awesomely).  And throughout the rest of the film, the fight sequences continue to show the nicely choreographed sequences. I mean, the fights are portrayed with such intensity, it's what makes them freaking awesome.


Media/Photos: Paramount Pictures, 2011.