Title: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025) Director: Christopher McQuarrie Genre(s): Action, Thriller Rating: MA Run Time: 2hrs 50mins Star(s): Tom Cruise • Hayley Atwell Grace • Esai Morales • Pom Klementiaff When the consequences of his actions from the past catch up to him, IMF Agent, Ethan Matthew Hunt and his team are now on a race against time to stop a rouge artificial intelligence known as the ‘Entity’, plotting to destroy humanity. Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning serves as the final installment of the almost 30-year-old franchise. It seems Tom Cruise has once again proved that age is just a number. The 61-year-old was once again performing death defying stunts that could only make other stunt performers’ jaws drop. Other than that, the inclusion of artificial intelligence in the film, makes it relatable to most audiences given the amount of art AI being used in this technological age. One of my biggest gripes about the film is that it was too long. Its run time is approximately 3 hours. Nothing kills a vibe faster than watching a movie drag on even after the climax. The scene in which Ethan Hunt retrieves the hardware needed to kill the Entity whilst underwater was a great climactic part of the movie, which left audiences on the edge of their seat. However, afterwards the hype fell completely because the movie continued. A fight scene in the air was another great climatic part, but it fell short due to the movie’s run time. The Final Reckoning would’ve worked better if it was split into two separate movies instead of just throwing everything into one huge film. As for the completely unnecessary romance with his onscreen team member, as I said; it was ‘completely unnecessary’. Some action movies just work better without a love interest and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning was one of those. For someone who is not acquainted with the Mission Impossible series, I would suggest watching every movie in the franchise to familiarize yourself with the movies’ tone, themes and general atmosphere, as well as understand what the director is trying to communicate via the films. Overall, Mission Impossible finished quite strong with this last installment.