So the fourth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise is upon us, and as luck would have it I got to experience this little feast of action on the world’s largest cinema screen in Sydney ahead of its Dubai premier the following Thursday, with the director and Mr Simon Pegg introducing.
And I have to say - it blew my bollocks off, popped them in a blender then slowly drank them down before my very eyes. It was action - fantastic.
The story / plot are nothing special. The IMF is shut down when implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin which causes Ethan Hunt and his team to go out on their own to clear the agencies name. America is on the brink of nuclear war with Russia (due to this little misunderstanding) and it’s down to Hunt and the guys to prevent it from all going pear shaped.
Their journey takes them to Russia, Dubai and India where they battle, fondle, destroy & dress up for everything in sight. The stunts (as you would expect to see from a film such as this) are sensational, throwing Ethan and his team all over the shop. The scenes in the Dubai skyscraper are eye popping (certainly while being watched on such a bloody large screen), while Ethan runs around outside, falling in and out of the damn thing and back in again. Tom maybe short, but he's got great big solid balls doing that sort of thing.
The director Brad Bird comes from an animation background, having done The Incredibles & Ratatouille before this, but he seems to handle the transition pretty well. Simon Pegg supports and gives some nice comedic moments, that although funny I’m not sure whether that act is beginning to wear a little thin on me. Jeremy Renner (Hurt Locker) always gives a pretty solid performance, with ‘hot to trot’ Paula Patton popping on some nice outfits to gawk at.
If you are going to see this I would totally recommend seeing it at the IMAX, I was blown away by not only the shire size of the screen and the incredible sound. But also where this film takes most effect is getting to experience all these large action set pieces on such a massive scale!
7 northern thumbs out of 10.
Opens in Oz 15th December.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0LQnQSrC-g
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol Premiere Clip:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1305804692/07787db7c8b10fdabc0de6b0ea18449d
Clips:
I’ll Catch You
Fan Jump
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1305804692/07787db7c8b10fdabc0de6b0ea18449d
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