Indeed, this is exactly what we needed. And just when you thought you were better off staying home from the cinema this summer, out comes "Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation." A movie so ludicrously delightful that you're liable to munch your way through not one, but two bags of popcorn with extra butter.
Nobody really wants to think when they go to a film in July or August. That's for all the Oscar-buzzy pictures that are released in November or December. Nope, in the heat and the humidity, you want to check your brain with the ticket taker at the door. And this latest edition of the film franchise that was formerly a TV series allows you to do just that.
Truth be told, I'm actually a seat buyer when it comes to the MI films thus far for all of the reasons above. I remember loving the last one thoroughly even though all I remember from it is that there was a segment where Tom Cruise climbed up the side of a skycraper with sunction boots and gloves. Ask me anything else about the plot and I'd be stumped.
There's a bit of a plot in this one, too, but don't think too long about it because it contains more holes and gaps than you'd find in Hillary Clinton's e-mail server. Who cares if it's implausible and ridiculous? You're not here for logic. You're here to enjoy yourself.
Yes, there's supposedly some international syndicate that is controlling all the political events of the world. Silly? Of course, but, then again, there are some folks in this nation who think that's how Barack Obama got elected in 2008. Nevertheless, it's up to Mr. Scientology and the rest of the IMF crowd to save the day. Of course, as my good friend Andrew of the Barbara Judith Deluxe Furnished Apartments on Hollywood Boulevard asks, how come all of these impossible missions turn out to be downright possible?
I don't care. I'm riveted to the whole thing. From the first motorcycle to the absolutely insane way Cruise tries to board an airplane which you should not be trying the next time you're at your local airport. It's all macaroni and cheese for the eyes and, frankly, I still get major goose pimples every time they bring back that famous Lalo Schiffrin theme song.
Admittedly, there are people in the audience who have no idea this was once a TV show with the likes of Peter Graves and Peter Lupus. And, in 2015, the movie series is shot all over the world while the TV show never left the Paramount sound stage on Melrose. Lucky me, I get to remember both. And, as far as I'm concerned, they can keep making new installments for the big screen.
Sure, you might lose a few brain cells while watching "Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation." But, frankly, what difference does it make? So what if that means you're endorsing stupidity? I mean, have you noticed who's running for President in 2016?
LEN'S RATING: Three-and-a-half stars.
Dinner last night: Leftover pasta and meatballs.
1 comment:
Your review is almost enough to get me to go see the movie.
Saw the TV show on MEtv recently; I had forgotten how well done it was, from the acting to the script to the music -- everything fit together so well.
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