Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
2015's MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION, the fifth entry in The Franchise That Would Be Bond is another satisfying few hours that delivers the goods despite a rather slim and standard storyline. Could one say this about all the others in this series? More or less. As in the BOURNE films, it's easy to forget which one had which set piece. They do tend to blend together. Even less memorable are said plots, usually involving the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) running afoul of government agencies, which of course disavow any knowledge of their activities. After all, that is the premise, though this review will not self destruct upon your completion of reading it. The subtitle isn't fibbing. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) becomes a one man army after he is gassed unconscious by The Syndicate, a shadow group of rogue operatives from other agencies around the globe. CIA Director Hunley (Alec Baldwin) doesn't believe the Syndicate exists, and thi...
