I’ve kept my eye on this one since the first shots of Tom Cruise doing his “I love life!” thing on top of that giant building in Dubai came out. Plus it marks Brad Bird’s first live action directorial debut. He’s pretty awesome, so things were looking up for Mission Impossible 4. It turned out really well.

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team get set up for bombing the Kremlin and they’re cut loose from all their resources and are now number one of the terrorist list. With just a spare safehouse full of gear and money to help clear their names and save the world from nuclear attack, IMF pulls together on a run around the planet.

Ghost Protocol is the most fun action movie I’ve seen since Fast Five. Just a great cast, fun script and some interesting action set pieces with just a beautiful eye guiding the frame. The tech on display for the missions was some incredibly cool and inventive stuff, pulled off with awesome practical and CG effects. The chemistry and cooperation of the team really stands out and is pretty much what the whole movie relies on to work. It’s just a fun and (mostly) intelligent ride from start to finish. The movie is raking it in at the box office right now and for good reason. I highly recommend it.