Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Pass the Popcorn: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Good, not great. That's really all it takes to sum up the fourth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise.


Ethan Hunt and his crew go rogue when they're set up for a terrorist act they didn't commit. And now they have to race against the clock to track down those responsible. Of course, the tried and true plot gets upgraded with MI's bells and whistles. The action scenes are strong and the dialog only ventures into cheesy on occasion. But at the end of the day, there's not a lot new here. While it's better than the last two installments, it doesn't deliver the emotional connection of the first film in the franchise reboot.

A lot of critics seem to be gushing over Ghost Protocol, but I think that has more to do with the lack of recent good action movies than its overwhelming brilliance. Regardless, if you're a fan of the genre, you won't be disappointed.

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