“Mission Impossible” Review

The mission is possible for Tom Cruise in the latest Mission Impossible Fallout.  This time Cruise must race against time to prevent a bomb from going off when the enemies attempt the impossible even putting the love of his life at risk in the end.  The question is how will Cruise be able to save everyone in time.

At 2 hour 23 minute run time, the sixth installation in the Mission Impossible franchise is packed full of action, adventure and more as one sees nearly everything from fast cars to high flying sky dives by Cruise and of course the good old classic fist fights that has ones heart pumping as you sit on the edge of your seat wondering what is about to happen next.    Overall, Cruise doesn’t disappoint and the continued on screen chemistry with Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg and Alec Baldwin is dynamic as each one provides a sense of urgency when one realizes that the next moment might be their last.

Of course the same iconic music from the original TV series, adds to the motivation as the composer escalade the conflict through fast paced scores and dynamic action.  One knows that another fight scene is coming with the music picking up momentum and then slowing down or halting when all is calm again.

Ultimately, Mission Impossible Fallout which came out July 27 2018, is a film that all true fans must see.  They won’t be disappointed either as it is filled with the same punch and pack as it’s predecessor films and is the perfect movie to set the summer off to a better start.    The film took number one at the box office with a whooping 61.5 million for its debut weekend, making it Cruises second best opening in his career and the largest opening for any Mission Impossible film.

Mission Impossible Fallout is currently playing in a theater near you. See it today, one won’t regret it.

World Loves “Mummy”

Universal is on top for the Worldwide box office in its latest adaptation of the Mummy franchise starring Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe and Annabelle Wallis as the blockbuster brought in well over 174 million world-wide.  Domestically, the film only brought in 32 million as more people flocked the theaters to see Wonder Woman for its second week at the box office.

The latest Mummy saga follows Cruise as Nick Morton, a treasure seeker in the Middle East, modern-day Iraq as he stumbles on to the long forgotten and erased tale of Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella) and her jealousy that lead to her ultimate downfall.  Inevitably, Nick ends up resurrecting Ahmanet who is in search of a mortal vessel to harness a god in order to rule the world.   Now Nick has a choice to make to sacrifice himself either to save the world or cling to the darkness that harnessed Ahmanet.

The film also brings in a new character to the Mummy saga, Dr Jekyll (Russell Crowe) who ultimately wants to learn more of the mummy through nontraditional methods though Jekyll’s character is a foreshadowing of what is to happen to Nick’s character in the end, as his assistant Jenny (Annabelle Wallis) follows Nick to help him destroy the evil.

At an hour and fifty minutes, The Mummy will have new audiences revisiting the ancient legend of the dead in a new modern way.  It’s a similar story line as the 1999  version with Brendan Frasier, but Universal Studios and Dark Universe has flipped the story around to show that even female mummies can be evil.  The film is full of adventure, suspense and a slight hint of a love triangle this time with Nick being drawn to two women, though one is not by his own choice.

The Mummy came out in theaters June 9, and is currently playing in one near you.