'Mission: Impossible-Final Reckoning' Ends on Sour Note

Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning: an 'awe-inspiringly bananas' conclusion

"Well, he's only gone and done it," said Kevin Maher in The Times. Tom Cruise has brought three decades and eight instalments of "Mission Impossible" to a close with a "stupendous, supersized and sometimes even meaningful finale". An evil artificial intelligence called The Entity has taken over the internet and is just 72 hours away from "obliterating all humanity. If only there was an indefatigable, pint-sized, sprint-obsessed 62-year-old cinem…

'Mission: Impossible-Final Reckoning' Ends on Sour Note

Yes, we know Ethan Hunt will save the day. Always. Now, the franchise knows it, too. “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” is a possible saga capper and homage all in one. We’re treated to endless clips from past installments and odes to our hero’s unflappable nature. Ethan, Ethan he’s our man. If he can’t do it, no one can! (Literally) Sure, Tom Cruise’s iconic character doesn’t follow the rules and ignores his own government. That’s all …

The (potential) finale of the Mission: Impossibe series gets off to a slow start, but then delivers some fabulous action and extensive Ethan Hunt adulation....

Cinematic Mode - Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is in full Cruise control

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is a somber entry into the long-running franchise, saved by a couple of key big stunt moments.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning review (2025)

At times Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has a last call feel to it. Star Tom Cruise and director/co-writer The post Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning review (2025) first appeared on Lyles Movie Files.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Review

For Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Ethan Hunt wants to save the world just as much as Tom Cruise wants to save cinema. After 29 years of exhilarating thrill rides, explosions, car chases, death-defying stunts, fist fights and aerial stunts, there’s no argument that both have succeeded to the point where things have gotten a tad preposterous. On one hand, we have Hunt, played by the 62-year-old Cruise, who consistently puts his life o…