Cruise is the only one in the high caliber cast who ocassionally stumbles a bit when the writers' solemn attempts at sentiments come off as cloying. But this franchise is mostly about the stunts and set-pieces anyway, right? Well, yes and no....Read more
...the pure fun involved in this film, its silly-serious alchemy, and the way the franchise seems to strain at something crazily bigger with every film, as opposed to just winding down, is something to wonder at.
This is blockbuster filmmaking so exhilarating that most other major franchises should be embarrassed; the epitome of what popcorn cinema can and should be.
While the title might feel unwieldy, the film itself is anything but, its nearly three-hour running time passing as quickly as it takes a message to self-destruct.