I had to do a little homework on the Mission Impossible film franchise because, after seeing the latest, I realized that they all sort of blend together.
Well, just for the record, this is the seventh and next-to-last film in the series. The first one came out in...gasp...1996. And a new one popped out every four or five years. I mean, you needed to give Tom Cruise time to rest. And who doesn't agree that he's starting to look his age? Nevertheless, in MI 7, he gets yet another workout and it makes you wonder who his physical therapist is.
These movies are all the same. Hard-to-figure plots, ridiculously impossible stunts, and twists at every turn. So what? The object is to entertain and MI 7, like all the predecessors does not disappoint. In this one, the IMF is looking for two keys that could possibly be used to rule the world if getting into the wrong hands. And I'm not talking about Joe Biden.
Along the way, there are chases in airports and Rome and Venice and on top of the Orient Express. This is a travel Vlog but only for the faint of heart. You know these things couldn't possibly happen but the point is to enjoy not understand.
The only quibble is that the famed theme song from the TV show only makes brief appearances until the closing credits. But, by that time and a 2 hour, 43 minute run time, I had to lose the theme due to a full bladder.
Because MI 7 is called "Part One," there's a bit of a cliffhanger. Have no fear. "Part Two" is already done and scheduled for release next June. And then we will have to find our cheap chills elsewhere.
LEN'S RATING: Three-and-a-half stars.
Dinner last night: Leftover teriyaki chicken.
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