‘Mission Impossible’ Review: The ‘Final Reckoning’ Is Thrilling, Overstuffed, Overburdened With Legacy & Still Tense AF

Dense with narrative, profoundly overstuffed and a whole lot of movie at nearly three hours in length, “Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning” isn’t exactly the farewell you want for your big franchise grand finale. Especially given someone like Tom Cruise probably wants to end on a pitch-perfect note. Because ‘Final Reckoning’ is deeply flawed, and not the ideal unimpeachable climax, Cruise, Paramount and writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, the genius architect behind it all, probably hoped for. Continue reading ‘Mission Impossible’ Review: The ‘Final Reckoning’ Is Thrilling, Overstuffed, Overburdened With Legacy & Still Tense AF at The Playlist.

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‘Mission Impossible’ Review: The ‘Final Reckoning’ Is Thrilling, Overstuffed, Overburdened With Legacy & Still Tense AF
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.‘Mission Impossible’ Review: The ‘Final Reckoning’ Is Thrilling, Overstuffed, Overburdened With Legacy & Still Tense AF

Dense with narrative, profoundly overstuffed and a whole lot of movie at nearly three hours in length, “Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning” isn’t exactly the farewell you want for your big franchise grand finale. Especially given someone like Tom Cruise probably wants to end on a pitch-perfect note. Because ‘Final Reckoning’ is deeply flawed, and not the ideal unimpeachable climax, Cruise, Paramount and writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, the genius architect behind it all, probably hoped for.

Continue reading ‘Mission Impossible’ Review: The ‘Final Reckoning’ Is Thrilling, Overstuffed, Overburdened With Legacy & Still Tense AF at The Playlist.