Movies: Mission Impossible - Fallout

Drivebycuriosity) - Being an entertainer in a world of growing competition is getting more & more challenging. Making a fresh & surprising action movie is almost a "mission impossible". There are now so many competing products like the "James Bond" franchise, the  "Bourne" serials, the "Mission Impossible" collection and a lot of other expensive cinema & TV spectacles.

"Mission Impossible - Fallout", the number 6 of the series, shows that Tom Cruise´s ambitious long time action movie project is still alive and kicking (imdb). The team of creators, lead by Christopher McQuarrie (script writer & director) and the squad of producers (Tom Cruise plus "Lost" creator J. J. Abrams and 8 more persons) delivered again a veritable blockbuster.

I liked No. 5 better (more elegant and more sexy driveby) but I enjoyed again the sheer endless chain of stunts and other action scenes which were breathtakingly choreographed and often humorous. It`s impressive that Tom Cruise (born 1962) still does a lot of the stunts by himself. And he is still  believable in his role.

There was a promising newcomer: Vanessa Kirby, who played a sophisticated weapon broker, the  "White Widow", and I also enjoyed a short encounter with a surprised female cop in Paris. The most fun came from the cinematography which blended the action into the elegance & beauty of Paris, the futurist appeal of London and the awesome landscapes of New Zealand & Norway.

If they produce a No. 7, I would watch it.