The movie Mission Impossible- Final Reckoning was released on May 23. This is the final movie of the franchise, ending a 30-year-long run, yet it fails to hit the mark in many aspects. It tries very hard to be extremely high stakes, but forgets that the best Mission Impossible movies are great both in action and character.

Starting with the positive. The cinematography and stunt work were jaw-dropping. Tom Cruise is fantastic at what he does, and when there are sequences of intense stunt work, that’s when the movie is at its best. “I would say my favorite scene is the submarine scene because it was very intense,” Lucas Entler said.

However, these sequences were far between. Much of the movie involved heavy exposition that felt like it dragged on and was rather pointless. Characters would explain things, finishing each other’s sentences. Although this is a cliche that fits with the franchise, it was overdone to the point of exhaustion. “They talked way too much it was horrible to listen to for so long” Adam Cumming said.

The villains were quite disappointing as they took minimal action, making them not feel intimidating or even engaging. The idea of an AI villain is intriguing on paper, but doesn’t fit the typical Mission Impossible formula and only really leads to the chase of a MacGuffin. There were also too many side characters from the government and military that were cut back on too, when many of them weren’t even given names. Their main purpose is to be surrogates for the plot, not actual characters. This movie is best described as the type of movie you put on when you’re doing anything else you’re paying attention to, and forget within the next hour. Overall, the movie was a six out of ten; most likely, watching this movie a second time seems like too big of a chore to do.