Turan, Kenneth. "'Mission
Impossible: Ghost Protocol' Review: Cruise Hits Highs - Los Angeles Los Angeles
Ebert, Roger. "Mission
Carr, Kevin. ""MISSION
Theme and director’s intention
“It opens with Ethan Hunt's breakout from a Russian prison.
There is a staggering fight scene inside a space-age parking garage where
moving steel platforms raise and lower cars, and the fighters jump from one
level to another. There's a clever scene in the vaults of the Kremlin Archives
in which a virtual reality illusion is used to fool a guard. And a scene at a
fancy Mumbai party in which Indian star Anil Kapoor thinks he's seducing MI
team member Jane (Paula Patton) in an elaborately choreographed diversionary
technique.” – Roger Ebert
“Bird throws action, action and more action at you. He only
lets up to put in some needed pacing, exposition and background dialogue. But
if you remember the kick-ass action sequences from The Incredibles, you’ll have an idea of how brilliant this guy is
with cranking the excitement to eleven.” – Kevin Carr
“Bird has done a stylish and involving job here, turning in
an entertaining production that's got considerable visual flair.” – Kenneth
Turan
Separate elements and their relationship to the
whole
“It has been claimed that Cruise "insisted on doing his
stunts himself." Say what? The character Ethan Hunt is seen like a human
fly clinging to glass, thousands of feet in the air, and you're telling me we
aren't looking at CGI?” – Roger Ebert
“The cinematography is
fantastic, and the exclusive IMAX run offers a nice selection of 70mm shots
that bring the epic scope.” – Kevin Carr
“All that action benefits greatly not only from Cruise's
presence but also his willingness and ability to do big chunks of his own stunt
work. An action moment in Moscow
Objective evaluation of the film
“There is a staggering fight scene inside a space-age
parking garage where moving steel platforms raise and lower cars, and the
fighters jump from one level to another. There's a clever scene in the vaults
of the Kremlin Archives in which a virtual reality illusion is used to fool a
guard. And a scene at a fancy Mumbai party in which Indian star Anil Kapoor
thinks he's seducing MI team member Jane (Paula Patton) in an elaborately
choreographed diversionary technique. “– Roger Ebert
“Ghost Protocol
sees Ethan Hunt’s team go rogue after a mysterious explosion at the Kremlin is
pinned on them. Working outside of the system because they have been disavowed,
the team has to stop a psychopath from starting a nuclear war by launching a
Russian missile at the U.S.
“Tom
Cruise's fearless Ethan Hunt continues to propel the Mission Impossible franchise, with director Brad Bird doing a stylish
job on Ghost Protocol.” – Kenneth
Turan
Subjective
evaluation of the film
"Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol is
a terrific thriller with action sequences that function as a kind of action
poetry.” – Roger Ebert
“The
entire “Mission : Impossible” series is quite an
enigma, and it seems to go against the standard logic of Hollywood
franchises. Normally, you expect the first film to be insanely popular, with a
fresh, original take on something. Then, rarely there is a sequel that is just
as good, if not possibly better than the original before the quality faces a
steep drop-off.” – Kevin Carr
“Many
of "Ghost Protocol's" key action sequences were filmed with that 65
mm camera. There are only 27 minutes of Imax footage in the film, but every one
of those minutes counts, which is one reason why Paramount
The film’s level of
ambition
“The movie benefits greatly from the
well-defined performances of the Mission team.
Cruise, hurting from the death of his wife (remember her in the third MI
picture?), plays a likable man of, shall we say, infinite courage. Simon Pegg,
with his owl face and petulance, is funny as Benji the computer genius, one of
those guys who can walk into the Burj Khalifa with a laptop and instantly grab
control of its elevators and security cameras. Paula Patton is an appealing
Jane, combining sweet sexiness with vicious hand-to-hand fighting techniques.
And Jeremy Renner's Brandt, entering the plot late as an "analyst"
for the IMF secretary (Tom Wilkinson), is revealed to have a great many
extra-analytical skills.” – Roger Ebert
“Part
of the charm of this film is the relatively simple Cold War storyline that
worked so well from the 50s to the 80s. It’s not a terribly complex story, but
that’s okay. Previous “Mission
“Mission 's action ends up taking the team to the
city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dubai
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