Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
17/08/15 Filed in: Cinema
My grandson stayed with us last week, which influenced the choice of film, although the Mission Impossible films are always worth watching.
This latest instalment doesn't disappoint. Tom Cruise seems to defy ageing and it appears that he again did his own stunts. The film is non-stop action but the two most difficult and most dangerous stunts were quite amazing. In the first he clings to the door of a cargo plane as it takes off, while later in the film he undertakes a six minute free dive that may have you holding your breath.
There are scenes shot in the upper parts of the Vienna State Opera that were, by all accounts, filmed at least in part while a full production of Turandot was under way. It seems real enough as you watch it, but with all the cinema trickery now available it was interesting to learn that in this case it was the real thing.
This latest instalment doesn't disappoint. Tom Cruise seems to defy ageing and it appears that he again did his own stunts. The film is non-stop action but the two most difficult and most dangerous stunts were quite amazing. In the first he clings to the door of a cargo plane as it takes off, while later in the film he undertakes a six minute free dive that may have you holding your breath.
There are scenes shot in the upper parts of the Vienna State Opera that were, by all accounts, filmed at least in part while a full production of Turandot was under way. It seems real enough as you watch it, but with all the cinema trickery now available it was interesting to learn that in this case it was the real thing.
And of course there are the obligatory car chases and a superb motor cycle sequence where Cruise and his female co-star, Rebecca Furguson, really burn the rubber, although I suspect there was at least a bit of stunt doubling, and computer enhancement possibly played a part.
Of course there's a plot to hold all the action together and as plots go it wasn't too ridiculous. Meanwhile, Simon Pegg, as the team's computer wizard, Benji, kept the humour content high.
There's really nothing to dislike about this film.
Of course there's a plot to hold all the action together and as plots go it wasn't too ridiculous. Meanwhile, Simon Pegg, as the team's computer wizard, Benji, kept the humour content high.
There's really nothing to dislike about this film.