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It's starting to feel like an Agatha Christie film!
Indeed! Wouldn't be shocked if Cruise got inspired by Knives Out or Murder on the Orient Express.
Yes, that's what I was thinking of, you're quite right.
It will probably be to Fallout what Rogue Nation was to Ghost Protocol.
I'd disagree and say the Hitchcock influence was established right from the start as Brian DePalma was always considered a modern master of suspense in the Hitchcock vein and there are numerous scenes reminiscent of Hitchcock. The café scene in which Kittridge informs Hunt he's under suspicion is a great example and on and on.
Besides, the original television series would occasionally draft in somebody whose particular skills were needed for a mission, not to mention it also reminds me more of The Man From UNCLE, with its pilot episode hinging on an old girlfriend the organization and hero use to get to the villain. MI:2 was all about John Woo and why it feels least like the rest of the film and television series.
I rewatched that scene recently after seeing the new photo of Czerny in the train car. It's a super scene, easily one of the best in the entire franchise. It deserves as much praise for its build up and execution as the Langley heist gets.
Unfortunately one of these films is among the director's best works and the other is perhaps the weakest, most forgettable entry in an otherwise extremely consistent series. ;)
Also include a bit of Dr No dancing.
Saw this in his waiting room:
https://deadline.com/2021/04/top-gun-maverick-mission-impossible-7-tom-cruise-release-date-change-july-4th-weekend-memorial-day-weekend-1234730581/
Now it’ll be FOUR YEARS between M:I movies! What a disaster! How could they do this when Cubby made four films in the same timespan???
;)
I watched Fallout again (for the 5th time) a few nights ago, still holds up.
What an embarrassment!
;)
Also, the original plan was for the 3rd entry to come out in 2004, 4 years after M:I 2.
I’ve always loved the aspect of the films bringing a new director for each film to bring a new bit of perspective to the franchise. It made each film exciting for me because they all had a different feel from each other. That’s why I’m not as enthused over McQuarrie essentially having become a regular director of these films. The first five films were relatively standalone with the only connective elements being recurring teammates like Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg. Only GHOST PROTOCOL had to address why Ethan was no longer married so to free the character for more adventures.
With FALLOUT and the next film it feels like the filmmakers are trying to embrace more of continuity in the series, which seems natural given the same director is continuing his own threads.