#CruiseClub #049 – Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning (2025)
#CruiseClub is back after a three-plus year hiatus to close out (?) the Mission: Impossible franchise with Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning! After examining the COVID-related delays with this (and how that delay may have impacted the story), we compare Dead Reckoning to Final Reckoning and admire the ways in which this movie ties together disparate parts of the franchise.
Is there a future for this franchise? If so, what does it look like? We discuss about what that may look like, and we compare M:I to other franchises that seemingly refuse to die. We talk about the somewhat unusual team that Ethan finishes the movie with, AI as a villain, and the visual storytelling and visual editing on display in Final Reckoning that feels fresh.
We also talk about how the size and scale of this movie manages to not betray its genre, we admire the characters and actors new to the franchise in this movie, and heap praise on the way Simon Pegg has leveled up as an actor.
Catch up on all episodes of #CruiseClub here, and make sure to catch up on the other half of the TomTom Club: #HANX for the Memories.
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