Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)

🧠 My Thoughts and Feelings:

It was an “okay-okay” finale — not the best in the franchise, but respectful of its legacy.
Tom Cruise, at 60+, still commands the screen with intensity and discipline. The return of a scientist from MI-1 was a smart full-circle moment, and longtime companions Benji and Luther remain strong.
The AI threat (The Entity) was interesting but felt vague and underexplored. Grace (Hayley Atwell) brings freshness, but the emotional depth didn’t fully land.

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🌟 Highlights:
•🔥 Tom Cruise’s unwavering physicality and commitment
•💻 Benji and Luther’s chemistry and tech mastery
•🎩 Hayley Atwell’s Grace – clever, capable, and potential future lead
•🧠 Nostalgic ties to Mission: Impossible (1996)
•📽️ Great stunt choreography and global locations

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🚫 Lowlights:
•🌀 The Entity (AI) villain concept was abstract and lacked clear tension
•😐 Supporting villains felt weak compared to past antagonists
•⏳ Slightly overlong with pacing issues in the second half
•🕳️ Less emotional payoff than Fallout or Ghost Protocol
•🤷 The stakes felt high, but the resolution underwhelmed

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🎯 Final Verdict:

A decent conclusion to an iconic franchise, with callbacks, closure, and Cruise at full speed — even if the emotional and narrative stakes don’t quite match earlier highs.