Another annoying problem is that so much of the film is so familiar. Like the previous two episodes of Mission: Impossible that McQuarrie directed, this one uses stunts and locations we’ve already seen in recent Bond films (including a practically deserted Venice). What’s even worse is that it uses stunts and locations that we’ve already seen in other films. Maybe there are just too many world-spanning thriller franchises out there these days, but when Ethan chases some baddies across the desert on horseback, it’s like a scene from John Wick Chapter 4, which came out in March. And when his car rolls down the Spanish Steps in Rome, it’s like a scene from Fast X, which came out in May.
Considering the films that inspired Cruise and McQuarrie, it might have been more fitting if Ethan and Grace had been swimming around the French Riviera instead. But maybe McQuarrie is saving that for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, which is due out in a year.
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two will be released on July 10th.
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