I loved the stunts--especially driving the wrong way toward the Arch d'Triumphe--the cast (although I really missed Jeremy Renner), and the tremendous production values. So I enjoyed seeing it. But it struck me that this was a radial departure from the other five MIs. In those, Ethan was always one step ahead. Here, he's sometimes behind, confused, struggling. The scene with Henry Cavil in the bathroom where neither one of them was up to the fight was funny (neither Ethan or Superman can take him!). But there is a subtext that Ethan is actually getting older. Cruise is fit, still handsome, but for the first time he is starting to look his 50+ age.
Review of Mission: Impossible - Fallout
