When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfil his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives...
WARNING! This Review will mostly consist of bias towards how IMAX is the best place to watch movies. BIAS! Because when you're at stakes,he has your back.
And that will already tell you how Mission Impossible Fallout,the sixth (yes. SIXTH) entry of a franchise consistent of movies upgraded after the previous one,takes all the other Summer Movies (except Incredibles 2) and throws them at the Garbage Bin like nothing ever happened.
Oh,and also it's the closest thing to the best of the franchise and,whatever…
But going down to the point,yes. Of course it rocks. Maybe more than I expected.
And hey,for a movie that made me jump off my seat,scream two times (I was at the IMAX showing,so the loudness made it for everything) and having the best use 3D since Avatar,it really did its job.
Here we have a movie that may enter into the Staples of action movies that has an ingenious use of plot twists (with one that made me laugh,being in my mind “so that is what Jurassic World 2 tried to do!”), exhilarating and tension-filled action sequences (full of great usage of IMAX Cameras more than their previous effort) and a screenplay that feels like a school lesson that you need to listen carefully because it's gonna make it for the exams the next day.
The story manages to give away a few nods and connections to previous MI Movies (especially Rogue Nation) which was really enjoyable to see as a fan of this franchise.
Speaking of the story,it also manages to get intense sometimes,with one death sequence that was so creepy,it reminded me of how TJ Miller’s character died in Transformers 4. (Ugh). Not only that,but the way it starts to build up the tension in several scenes only to find out that “Wait! It was all a set-up for something”.
And trust me when I say Vanessa Kirby’s presence as a secondary character was better than the 5 minutes of Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Stink 2. Oh,and thank God they gave Solomon Lane more stuff to do as a villain. He was threatening in Rogue Nation,believe me,but I kind of forgot his motivation in that movie…
The Action Sequences are Adrenaline Fuel. The intense kind of Adrenaline Fuel,and that's where my IMAX Bias starts,so get ready. *Sings like the Animaniacs showing every nation*: Jumping the seats during every gunshot,looking away during the HALO Jump - covering my eyes while Tom Cruise hits a damn Helicopter! - The Paris motorcycle sequence almost peed my pants - And during the helicopter Sequences I screamed at the theater two times! *Stops singing*
Seriously,though. When did you scream at an Action Movie (on an IMAX Theater) that has a thrilling Helicopter scene last time?
Oh,and SEE IT IN IMAX 3D,DAMMIT!
As much as everyone calls it a “Gimmick” these days,it helped out for a lot of Action going on,like during the HALO Jump,where Cruise almost jumped out of the screen,or the Helicopter Sequence.
To continue the gold nuggets,Lorne Balfe (Composer of Pacific Rim Uprising and LEGO Batman) has finally made his signature score,with a reliance on 'The Plot Thickens’,yeah (just like Joe Kraemer last time),but he somehow manages to put new life into the theme,while accompanying it with a slew of exciting cues (and a Zimmer-esque theme that hearing on an IMAX felt like me being treated with infinite plates of 24-Carat Gold...Mmmm...Gold…).
And….Wait. No CG? All Practical? Are you sure? That death sequence felt CG… Well what's the point nontheless,it was all great,so…
And of course,aside the acting doing a great job,I could see a Tom Cruise in there determined and motivated to do all of this shenanigans that could've killed him in no time (*coff coff* The Ankle *coff coff*).
Oh,wow…You know? For a movie like Mission Impossible Fallout,I didn't think of coming out of the theater like this,realized with multiple emotions at once. Usually,when I see a movie,I stay there like a normal person,but...WOW,this movie unlocked my emotions in no time,so I commend it for that too.
A year ago,when Dunkirk had come out,I saw it in IMAX (of course) I felt the tension,and I grabbed myself for a couple of minutes, but I never thought a dumb fun Action Movie like Mission freaking Impossible would make me emotionally alive. Hell,Infinity War didn't do nothing for me on first viewing,aside the full “Immersion”.
So yeah,Mission Impossible Fallout is the best movie of the bunch that with Christopher McQuarrie's intelligent direction,a coherent story and action sequences that make you feel like an idiot if you didn't see them on IMAX,manages to also be the best movie of the Summer,if not of 2018 so far.
Oh,and SEE IT IN IMAX 3D.
End of the IMAX Bias. This message will self-destruct in 5 Seconds.
