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It just wasn't as memorable for my money. There were a couple of nice piano led cues but for the most part it was just a lot of percussive thumping and blaring horns without any finesse. No bongos either, so there was nothing as fun as 'Stairs And Rooftops' from Fallout.
Oh, I get the message now. I really liked Stairs And Rooftops from Fallout and expected such from DR. I'll still listen to the score though. I just needed respectful opinions about the score before listening.
No problem - I hope you get a bit more enjoyment out of it!
What I liked:
- the two setpieces
- the Venice scenes
- the bombastic and loud score. Zimmer would be proud.
Dislike:
- the villain. Doesn't really have any truly standout moments and his dialouge is not particularly well written.
- Benji. Okay, he was fun as a comic relief three movies ago, but now I just find him and his incompetence annoying.
Except the money shot that everyone has been talking about, I didn't see anything that I haven't seen before in some form.
I'd put it at #2 or 3 in my ranking, probably 2, but I'd like to see it a couple more times to be sure.
I also loved Pom's villainous Paris. Brilliance, one of the best characters in the series. She was so frenzied throughout, and I liked how:
Yep, theyre brothers.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/oscars-corbould-brothers-black-widow-eternals-no-time-to-die-1235081315/
The part from 3:04 to end is awesome
Have you read any of the other comments in this thread?
They’re mostly all positive.
@Benny it just seems people hate it though and no one hated fallout and its not as good as fallout and people are doing a competition war between the two @Bernie99
What does it matter?
Nearly all the reviews I’ve read, say it’s a good film.
I saw it on the weekend and enjoyed it very much.
There are a few issues I had with it. I’ll make a spoiler free post on that later.
But if you enjoyed MI:DR what else matters?
i did really like it alot but people seem to put fallout at 100% score and untouchable nothing will ever beat it i mean fallout was great but untouchable? its like if it will never be as good then why bother seeing these films I don't get it. people say its not as good and disappointing. @Benny
The scene where Ethan is given his mission is one of the first areas I didn't really like. We're told that Ethan was a criminal, on the wrong side of the law, and the IMF recruited him and gave him a pardon if he took on a mission. All the way through the series, I believed that Hunt was solid, good. Yes, it's only a single line and in his past, but we want our heroes to be, well heroes.
What if James Bond once worked for Spectre, or John McClane was a former bank robber, or Batman and Superman were once criminals. It weakens the character just a little bit for me.
I really like that Henry Czerny has returned as Kittridge, he was great in MI, and he's still great in this entry. However, the meeting towards the start of the film is not a plus point. It seemed obvious that Ethan was this unknown man that entered the meeting. There are a few times when the film isn't quite as sharp as some of Christopher McQuarries other Mission Impossible films. At times it needed a little bit of a polish I feel.
I did like that Ethan escapes using a Kittridge face mask.
The stuff in the desert was okay, but nothing special. Faking Ilsa's death at the beginning of the film was not really needed, especially as she actually does die later in the film. (If she appears in MI: DR2 and her death was faked, I'll be slightly angry as they will have played the same trick twice). As much as I like Ilsa and Rebecca Ferguson is awesome in the role. There really isn't a lot for her to do here, and it makes sense to sacrifice a member of the team. Especially when they've introduced a new character in Hayley Atwell's, Grace.
I wasn't sold on her in the trailers, and she seemed like someone who could be annoying, but I really enjoyed her. She's a good actress and plays the part really well. She fits the tone of the film, and is competent, without being a spy on the IMF level.
Another character who I really enjoyed was Paris, the henchwoman of the bad guy, Gabriel. As played she's totally nuts, lets nothing get in her way, and is super fun. The way she assists in the end of very MayDay in AVTAK, though more believable here.
Whilst Gabriel isn't the strongest villain the series has given us, I like Esai Morales. He gives off a creepy, yet confident vibe. You're never quite sure what he's capable of.
Another gag, I really liked was the two agents pursuing Ethan, pulling on peoples faces to see if it was a mask. Though it could be seen as silly, it worked well.
Visually the film is stunning. The locations are breathtaking, and cities like Rome are utilized like Bond films used to use such locations. Although, the car chase is like nothing seen in a Bond film.
The same with the train sequence and motorcycle jump towards the end of the film. I literally found myself on the edge of my seat. The tension for this scene goes all the way too 11!
Tom Cruise is his usual likable self as Hunt, and he really is fantastic in the role. He's giving it his all in this one, doing amazing stunts, and also getting some of the films more humorous lines too. A few times during the duration, I thought he's starting to look a little old, but then he is past Roger Moore's age in AVTAK, and doing more elaborate stunts than Mr. Moore or any of the Bond actors have ever done.
This is a good film, and I really did enjoy it. Whilst it's never boring and the pace is good, I do feel it could have been trimmed by about 20-30 minutes here and there.
I did like that they don't leave us on a cliffhanger, rather more of an intriguing point in which to continue the story.
I'll be first in line for part 2, I have a gut feeling that it will be a great conclusion.
At present, I'd rank it third after Rogue Nation and Fallout. Both of which are pretty interchangeable with each other.
If you clicked the spoiler tags and read any of this before seeing the film, then you only have yourself to blame.
Ilsa should, for the first time, been a fully fledged member of the team, showing all of her skills and sparking/banter with Hunt, (there could have been some great dialogue hinting that she would take over the team at some point) building her relationaship with Hunt and the others. She should have died much later, on the train. Grace should have been a much younger character, with a sort of uncle type relationship with Hunt. A smaller role (so not to conflict with Isla,) but confirmation at the end that she is now part of the team, injecting youth/new life into a devestated team. Lastly, Im a sucker for the cliched ending where all of the team meet and move on. This should have been at Ilsa's funeral, confirming she is dead, showing the teams affection for her with Hunt given the cheesy line and revealing that he did get the key on the train (so Ilsa's death was not in vain) as they move on to gain revenge in Part 2. Obtaining the key but losing Ilsa would have been a bitterseet ending to Part one IMHO (pure Wrath of Khan I know)
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Largely agree with both. More of a "negative" approach from me:
I still liked the movie overall, just probably won't see it again for some time and will pick a different M:I over it any day, I think. It may rank last for me, granted I rank the first six VERY high. There's just not much in this movie I _have_ to see again, where I didn't have that feeling exiting the theater for Fallout.
For me, I really loved this one, another hit from McQuarrie, Cruise and co., and as soon as I have a chance to see it in theaters again, I'm taking it.
EDIT: Tuesday previews came in at the high end of estimates with $7 million:
https://deadline.com/2023/07/box-office-mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-tom-cruise-1235434821/
No two things can be liked on the internet.
Has he ever had a romantic relationship in the series? I think there's something in the backstory,which I'm struggling to recall, but feels so inconsequential it may be hardly worth the bother.
Was there much if any hint of such potential with any of the three or four female leads, I must confess to having dropped off once or twice in viewing the film yesterday. That they're all much younger actresses probably renders this potential verboten. Nevertheless they were all very much the highlight for me, especially the new character, Grace. That plus situating the various set pieces and scenes in a larger Bond context.
Shame about the often risible dialogue and McGuffin plot about which I struggled to care .....
I mean, there was the entire movie about his wife, and the follow-up movie that brought her back for the finale. You don't seem very serious.