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Movie Review—Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Directed by: Brad Bird

Starring: Eddie Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, and Michael Nyquist

Good Movie, Glad to Have Seen It (4  out of 5)

This month’s movie review belongs to the film Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

 An action-thriller film for adults and teens

From the Russian Kremlin to the Middle East, the Mission Impossible team is in trouble and Ethan Hunt, portrayed by Tom Cruise in this 4^th MI film in the, is back. A terrorist known as Kurt Hendricks, played by Michael Nyquist, has obtained Russian nuclear launch codes; and is planning an attack on America. The MI team traces him there and the situation quickly unravels. The Kremlin explodes and Ethan and his team are implicated. The president now has to shut down Mission Impossible and deny any knowledge of their actions; he has invoked the Ghost Protocol. Ethan meets with the MI director and his assistant, William Brandt, represented by Jeremy Renner, where trouble and danger follow them and resulting in the death of the director. Hunt hooks up with past team members loyal to him, Jane Carter and Benji Dunn, performed by Paula Patton and Simon Pegg. In Dubai, they locate Hendricks and again try to stop his plans of destruction. These two act as support and highly technical computer assistance, which proves to be a much-needed element to prevent tragedy, while Ethan directs the undercover ploys and the hunt for Hendricks to save America.

Mission Impossible is back, even though the team has been disavowed and has no backup or support and the world keeps blowing up around them. The action in this film is phenomenal and meets the expectations that many viewers will have. The plot moves fast and though occasionally predictable, there are twists and turns, not only in the relationships of the team, but in the hunt for a terrorist and saving the world. Drama and action are provided throughout under the direction of Brad Bird, including ties to Ethan’s past. This movie was well done and enjoyable from start to finish.