I think at one point in every young boys childhood, they imagine themselves as James Bond, the quintessential international man of mystery. Playing childish games of "Spy vs Spy", or telephone. Basically, just turning everyday household objects and inanimate objects into tools of espionage. When really they should be dreaming of one day being, Ethan Hunt, super smooth, semi-insane, badass IMF agent. I know that if I could go back in time and do it again, that's the spy I'd want to be.
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol delivers on virtually ever level. Honestly, since seeing it last night, I've been trying to think about possible improvements to the movie, but haven't really been able to come up with anything. From a previously unseen Dark Knight trailer, to an exceptional Snow White and the Huntsmen trailer, MI4 knocked this one out of the park. Brad Bird, the film's director definitely paced the film well, with basically non-stop action from beginning to end. It was casted incredibly well, from bringing in Jeremy Renner, to play an IMF analyst named Brandt, to Paula Patton, as Jane, to Simon Pegg, as Benji, even Lea Seydoux, as Sabine Moreau, a very sexy international hitwoman (If these exist in real life, I've never met one, very unfortunately). The set locations are also top notch, with most of the filming taking place in Moscow, Prague, Dubai, and Vancouver. Utilizing the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The shooting at this ridiculously breathtaking skyscraper make for some of the best scenes in the movie.
Wrapping things up, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, may be the best action movie of the year, with the only other real contender to compete being, Transformers Dark of the Moon, but a limited release is certainly not a telling tale, as the weekend box office wasn't kind to Sherlock Holmes or MI4. But, Cruise helms the film in such a way that I see big things for this movie.
