As I said with the last Mission: Impossible film, the series seems to be going on a up hill slant that is continued by Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol (2011). Now from the films I've seen so far in the series this films is the best one as it has massive stakes to the main characters and a thrilling plot that has non- stop action till the end.
The film starts of with Hunt being rescued from a Russian Prison by a IMF team lead by Benji (Simon Pegg). After accepting a mission to steal something from the Kremlin, however the plan backfires with the bombing of the Kremlin which cause huge tensions between the US and Russia. As a result of this the IMF goes under something called Ghost Protocol which means they are shut down with Ethan and the new team to find out who bombed the Kremlin and to clear the IMF's name.
The director of this film is Brad Bird who is well known for animated movies like the Incredibles 1 and 2, Ratatouille and the Iron Giant. Brad is known for character driven films like the Incredibles, he uses this experience in Ghost Protocol as each member of the team have a motive for each action they do in the film especially as on of the minor villains deeply effects Agent Jane Carter (Paula Patton) as they killed some one she was close with. These motives make us feel connected to these team members more than any other Mission: Impossible film.
The film as a lot of great action set pieces like Hunt climbing up Burg Khalifa in Dubai (the tallest building in the world) in order to get to the server room to help Benji set up the cameras to help acquire the nuclear codes stolen from the Kremlin. The third act in the car park was well shot and choreographed also the car chase in the sandstorm was a memorable set piece in the film which was very suspenseful. Jeremy Renner does a good performance as Brandt a former field agent turned secretary after the supposed death of Hunts wife Julia. The villain Hendricks is a step us from Hoffman's Davien as he is always one step a head of Hunt and his team making us wonder if the team will stop him in time.
However there are some small things that bugged me or in my opinion could have changed. Lea Sedyoux's Sabine Moreau could have had a bit more screen time as she seemed to be a good foil for the IMF team as she already killed one of the team. However in my opinion she was killed off far too early and if felt like she shouldn't really have been in the movie at all. Also the fact that Benji was almost like Luther's replacement for the film bugged me a little. I never talked about Simon Pegg's role in the third film manly because it was very minor and in this film he gets a much bigger role as he graduates from field training and is now a field agent. In my Opinion although Simon Pegg did a really good performance, Benji is not the same as Luther. Although to be fair to this Luther has a small cameo at the end of the film.
Overall I would give Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol a 8/10- A suspenseful story that has massive stakes not just for Hunt and his team but the whole IMF organisation and a villain who always his one step ahead, however there might have been a few characters that could have been removed.
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