Well, it’s not very often that I post within 24 hours of each other. But, after seeing Ghost Protocol last night, I just had to. There is only one thing to say, Welcome Back Mr. Cruise! I know, I know. Who can forget the diatribe on The Oprah (antiChrist) Winfrey Show when he went couch hopping. Or even his dedication to his, um, religion. But say what you must about one Tom Cruise, when his movies suck they suck, but when they rock, well you get MI: Ghost Protocol.
See, here’s the thing about the MI movies, even though there are 5 of them, wait 4, (I guess Knight and Day didn’t count), they are all different styles. We had the espionage thriller, the gratuitous violent, the piecing together of clues and finally, the spectacular. Each movie in this series has brought us something different and under the leadership (yup I said it), of one Mr. Tom Cruise, it has maintained it’s freshness.
The movie moves at breakneck speed and even though there are the crucial, been there, done that plot characteristics, it all seems new. Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton (who?) all contribute to the ensemble cast that makes the movie entertaining. Even though it is wide in scope (it was shot in IMAX), it’s director, Brad Bird and producer, some guy named JJ Abrams, never lets you forget that every character has a role to play. Even former Lost-ite, Josh Halloway (Sawyer) has an integral role in the beginning.
As you can probably tell, I am still giddy from the experience that was Ghost Protocol. Another viewing should solidify my opinion as it being the best action movie of 2011. For all of you naysayers, I dare you to go see it (in IMAX if possible) and not lose your breath when Agent Hunt literally steps out of the tallest building in the world. That scene alone, AMAZING!!!!!
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