\n\t\u201cMission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning\u201d has been revealed to members of the press, and first reactions are praising the film as an exhilarating end to the historic action franchise. <\/p>\n
\n\tFilm critic Courtney Howard wrote<\/a> of the film on X, \u201c[\u2018Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning\u2019] rips! Loved it. An exhilarating adrenaline rush for the head & heart & immersive, awe-inducing stuntacular of the highest order. McQ, [Tom Cruise<\/a>] & CO have crafted the gold standard \u2013 a brilliant, bold actioner for the ages. See it BIG & LOUD.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tJournalist and BAFTA member Simon Thompson echoed Howard\u2019s glowing review, writing<\/a> on social media, \u201c[\u2018Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning\u2019] is whip-smart and razor-sharp, this tense eighth entry in one of the most exhilarating franchises of all time is another winner. With sphincter-tightening set pieces, blockbusters do not get much better than this. Cruise & McQuarrie nail it!\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tOffscreen Central\u2019s founder and editor-in-chief, Kenzie Vanunu, praised the film with a small caveat. She wrote<\/a>, \u201c[\u2018Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning\u2019] is a summer spectacle with nonstop adrenaline and me asking if Tom Cruise is OK the entire movie. There\u2019s a bit too much going on (at all times), but still a good time at the movies!!\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAfter seven installments across 28 years, \u201cMission: Impossible 8\u201d brings Cruise\u2019s iconic espionage franchise to a close (at least for the time being). Picking up two months after the events of 2023\u2019s \u201cDead Reckoning,\u201d the film follows super spy Ethan Hunt as he continues his mission to destroy an all-powerful AI known as \u201cthe Entity\u201d before it falls into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n \n\tOther cast members include Hayley Atwell, Hannah Waddingham, Pom Klementieff, Nick Offerman, Shea Whigham, Simon Pegg, Katy O\u2019Brian, Angela Bassett, Ving Rhames and Esai Morales.<\/p>\n \n\tAfter tonight\u2019s press premiere, \u201cMI8\u201d heads<\/a> to the Cannes Film Festival to screen out of competition on May 14. Cruise and writer-director Christopher McQuarrie will both be in attendance. The splashy world debut will mark Cruise\u2019s third time at the festival, with his first as part of Ron Howard\u2019s 1992 romance \u201cFar and Away\u201d and his second being for \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d in 2022.<\/p>\n \n\tIn total, the \u201cMission: Impossible\u201d franchise has a lifetime gross of well over $1 billion. The highest earner of the bunch is 2018\u2019s \u201cFallout,\u201d which is widely considered to be the strongest entry in the franchise.<\/p>\n \n\tCheck out more first reactions below.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201c#MissionImpossible Tom Cruise is truly one of a kind. Loved Final Reckoning.\u201d \u2013 Jazz Tangcay @jazzt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMISSION IMPOSSIBLE THE FINAL RECKONING is an absolutely captivating send-off to the franchise\u2019s legacy and what Tom Cruise has given to Ethan Hunt. While the first 30-40 minutes is a bit too much of an exposition dump, all the set-pieces that follow are unbeatable.\u201d \u2013 Matt Minton @6MattMinton14<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t\u201c#MissionImpossibleTheFinalReckoning is an emotional, riveting, & perfect Mission Impossible finale. That feels the most visceral of them all. With pound for pound punches, exhilarating stunts (that might be the best of the franchise), & incredible performances throughout.\u201d \u2013 Zach Pope @popetheking<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\u201c#MissionImpossible\/#MissionImpossibleTheFinalReckoning is action spectacle brimming with jaw-clenching suspense. That is, when it isn\u2019t drowning in a tsunami of exposition & flashbacks. Really good when it\u2019s firing on all cylinders, but overall, mixed.\u201d \u2013 Jeff Nelson @SirJeffNelson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWHOA! After a poorly paced first act, #MissionImpossible Final Reckoning revs up the engines for a full speed adrenaline rush to the finale! Incredible stunts, great visuals, and a crazy edge-of-your-seat final sequence! Had a BLAST! THIS IS WHAT ACTION MOVIES ARE ABOUT!\u201d \u2013 Leo Rydel @GeeklyGoods<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMissionImpossibleTheFinalReckoning is the grand crescendo of a franchise built on speed, suspense, and spectacle. Cruise pushes every limit\u2014soaring higher, diving deeper, and racing toward the edge, risking life, limb, and logic in a three-hour blitz of chaos, precision, and pure adrenaline. It\u2019s not just a finale\u2014it\u2019s a full-body experience. Buckle up.\u201d \u2013 Landon Johnson @LandonHJohnson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cMission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning\u201d has been revealed to members of the press, and first reactions are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[77,25206,3943,15763,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-97395","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning","10":"tag-movies","11":"tag-tom-cruise","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114499214843301373","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}