Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Tom Cruise | ... | Ethan Hunt | |
Jeremy Renner | ... | William Brandt | |
Simon Pegg | ... | Benji Dunn | |
Rebecca Ferguson | ... | Ilsa Faust | |
Ving Rhames | ... | Luther Stickell | |
Sean Harris | ... | Lane | |
Simon McBurney | ... | Atlee | |
Jingchu Zhang | ... | Lauren | |
Tom Hollander | ... | Prime Minister | |
Jens Hultén | ... | Janik Vinter | |
Alec Baldwin | ... | Alan Hunley | |
Mateo Rufino | ... | A400 Pilot | |
Fernando Abadie | ... | A400 Pilot | |
Alec Utgoff | ... | A400 Crewman | |
Hermione Corfield | ... | Record Shop Girl |
CIA chief Hunley (Baldwin) convinces a Senate committee to disband the IMF (Impossible Mission Force), of which Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is a key member. Hunley argues that the IMF is too reckless. Now on his own, Hunt goes after a shadowy and deadly rogue organization called the Syndicate.
I love how it builds upon the event of the previous one and introduces a lot personal stakes for the team, especially with the character of Benji towards the end. Simon Pegg was great comic relief in Ghost Protocol, but here he's the heart and soul of the movie (God I love Benji!).
Rebecca Ferguson is also great, though I will admit it was very frustrating how despite the fact that she kept betraying everyone, Lane just kept giving her more chances. You'd think he'd just kill her by now.
Speaking of Lane, I like him. He's no Philip Seymour Hoffman, but Sean Harris is still one of the most interesting MI villains if solely for the choices he makes with his performance.
Not much else say other than it's a badass action movie and probably the entry where I most care about the story. Not as slickly directed or well paced as the previous one, but it makes up for it. Boy does it make up for it.
Also, the opera scene. Just... the opera scene. Wow.