Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

Written by r96sk on May 22, 2025

'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning' is a fun M:I movie, certainly. Admittedly, I am someone - despite enjoying all of them to a fairly solid degree - who has a relatively lukewarm feeling for these flicks, at least compared to other franchises.

These go in one ear and out the other if I'm totally honest. That does sound negative, but it honestly isn't because I certainly have the desired entertainment with 'em whilst watching; they just don't stick in the old memory bank, that's all. That's arguably by design, no? Perhaps that part is harsh.

This seventh entry does set things up nicely for the currently-in-theaters sequel, which I am looking forward to. The action, stunts, cast and music are the big strengths pf this series and those departments are practically perfected here, that theme song will forever be iconic.

Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise, a performance of quality as one would expect. Hayley Atwell is a great addition, while it's nice to see Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg again. The rest of those onscreen are impressive as well, namely Pom Klementieff and Esai Morales.

I'm not sure this needed to be split in two with that noted follow-up, but I guess the proof will be in the pudding when I hopefully watch that 2025 release soon. I'm positive it'll be fun to see, either way.