Movie Review: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol..delivers some thrills

The stakes were pretty high on this one. The Mission Impossible franchise is one that has showed some consistency in maintaining the thrill, the pace, awesome action and amazing stunts in a classy yet enjoyable format. Each instalment thus is confronted with its own impossible mission - to up the ante on the previous one. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol was no different. Question is, does it deliver?

Well, to be completely honest it certainly delivers some thrills. Just when you start thinking that its all been done before, Ghost Protocol delivers some awe-inspiring action and takes it to the next level. Some of the stunts are to be seen to be believed. They are brilliantly edited and don’t be surprised if you actually hold your breath during some of the action

If I am not sounding completely gaga about the movie, its because I can’t say that the entire movie is great. Upto what can be regarded as the first half, it is exactly that. However, the second half just doesn’t deliver as much. The movie slows down way too much, for a Mission Impossible kind of package, where the hits should just keep on coming and that becomes its undoing. Nothing really tops what you have already seen in the first hour of the movie and thus, the lack of euphoria.

The franchise itself has matured. MI 2 was all about Ethan Hunt and the super agent he was and that nothing was impossible for him. After that the game went beyond just him and that’s how it goes in Ghost Protocol as well. However, the movie has an ordinary and predictable plotline and its obvious that all the thinking and hard work has gone only into the action – that too, the first half

An interesting development is the generous dose of humor that has been added to this instalment. An element generally lacking in the franchise overall. I have mixed feelings about it. While it takes away from the sense of tension and excitement of the mission itself, it definitely adds to the fun in the movie hall, so you’ll have to take your own view on that

As far as the acting goes, Cruise still looks good as Ethan Hunt but age definitely shows on him, in this instalment. The other actors all do a good job and Jeremy Runnels is particularly noteworthy as Brent. Simon Clegg as the tech guy provides most of the humour and plays his part well

Another thing is that I couldn’t watch this movie in 3D and if its anything close to the good stuff we got to watch in Avatar then I’d certainly recommend it. At any rate, watch it in the best quality hall that you can because the panoramic shots and awesome action is really what this movie is all about

As I close this review, I still can’t get over that scene - Ethan Hunt climbing the Burj Khalifa and what follows thereafter..that alone takes your breath away and is worthy of the movie ticket