Thursday, December 22, 2011

At the Movies: Mission Impossible- Ghost Protocol

     Fun, fun, fun!!  That's what the latest installment of the Ethan Hunt series has in store for you.  Now, I'm not a Mission Impossible expert.  To my knowledge, I had only seen the first one before going to see the new one two nights ago.  I'm also not really a Tom Cruise fan (I type as I think about the number of his DVDs that I have).  You don't really have to be one though to enjoy this Christmas blockbuster.  As I may have said before, something about Christmas-time gets me in movie-going mode.  Actually, anytime gets me in movie-going mode.  You also don't have to bone up on your Mission Impossible trivia to have fun with this flick.
     There was much hype before the movie about Tom Cruise doing his own stunts, specifically the one involving that really, really tall building.  I thought I probably wouldn't enjoy that scene since it's been featured heavily in almost all of the previews and commercials.  Surprisingly, I did!  It kept me on the edge of my seat.  It made me laugh.  It made me nervous.  It was everything I wanted it to be.  A lot of the stunts in this are done well.  There's lots of fight scenes and things like that.  A lot (okay, most) of the scenes are a little over-the-top, but that's part of what makes it fun.  That's part of what makes movies so enjoyable.  Many times you just want to escape to a place where insane, fun things can happen.
     Simon Pegg obviously plays a large part in the comedic relief of the picture, but the other actors and actresses get their jokes in as well.  Jeremy Renner (who pretty much steals the show, in my opinion) got some laughs out of me, but not in an obvious way.  I also enjoyed Paula Patton, who isn't just there as a love interest for one of the other male leads.  That girl kicks some serious butt.  And, of course, there's Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt.  What can I say about him that hasn't been said?  He's Tom Cruise, and he's playing a character that he's played three times before.  He doesn't seem to take himself too seriously, and he's still a romantic at the heart of it all.
     Go see this movie if you want to lose yourself in a bunch of action and crazy spy work.  It's worth your Christmas dollar in my opinion.  Don't take it too seriously, because it doesn't take itself too seriously.  It is what it is.

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