Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity - which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe - with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Ethan's past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.
Kevin Ward reviewedJune 30, 2025
Wanted to rate this higher just because I know the work and artistry that goes into the stunt work to bring true spectacle to the screen. But this really didn’t work. Flashback montages, unwieldy exposition dumps, and an extremely bloated runtime made this feel almost like a chore to watch. Had been very much anticipating the plane sequence because of marketing of course but also because of audience buzz, but I was very much underwhelmed by it. I know the feat itself is impressive, but I just did not feel anything the way it was edited together. There’s large chunks where there’s no audio, only the M:I score, but you can see the characters mouthing things to each other and shaking their fists. Maybe it was supposed to be a throwback to the silent film era, but I thought it looked rather hokey from a dramatic perspective. Then the audio cuts back when Ethan breaks Gabriel’s arm and he lets out a odd sounding scream. There’s a great number of odd editing choices across the board. The montages, completely take you out of the movie and really just makes you feel like you’re watching a television series finale. Still, it has its moments. Pom Klementieff is great. Always love seeing Ving Rhames and he gets a great sendoff. If you asked me about a Trammell Tillman/Katy O’Brian submarine thriller, though—I definitely want to poke the bear.