Mission Impossible usually chooses exotic European cities as backdrops, Paris, Rome or London and, that’s because the haunting aura exuded by the historical settings of these cities blends perfectly with a spy tale.
The latest installment of the twenty two years old movie franchise is no different. There are some spectacular moments in Paris, making certain scenes appear flamboyant. And, there are some lines taken from the first Mission Impossible movie which came out in 1996: Max is a paradox……
In fact, time and again we were reminded of the first film, which by far is the best with the second mission impossible film getting an above average nod.
Fallout has spectacular stunts, on bike, in a helicopter and with cars, but in the end, special effects don’t make a movie.
We live in a time when almost all movies give us mind blowing scenes but not enough substance. Fallout, in my opinion, falls flat in the plot department.
Hey, no offence, full marks for the adrenaline pumping and nerve racking bike chase in Paris. I am sure, many actually liked the plot too but then, this film should have been thirty minutes less in length.
A Hindi action movie which never ends……I was thinking while fidgeting in the cinema hall.
A mad scientist and lost plutonium: come on, you could have done better!
I mean how many times have we heard of this – stolen plutonium, nuclear bombs, a demented scientist determined to create havoc by contaminating water or air to trigger anarchy of a grand scale?
Ten, twenty, maybe a hundred times in the past?
Well, here we have that old premise revived. Agent Ethan Hunt is looking for Plutonium that was taken by a group called The Apostles. Yep, cool name, but that’s where the sophistication ends!
There is a cat and mouse game to get the Plutonium; in between, there’s a demand to rescue a mad criminal mastermind, Lane, from the French police. The plan to get Lane is set to perfection, though a sane mind is permitted to ask: when the French police move with highly dangerous criminals don’t they put security all along the routes?
And, even if such a dangerous person is on the move there would certainly be security helicopter(s) above, right?
You ask the question but then remind yourself: this is a Bollywood movie with actors speaking in English, so let logic sleep. Maybe I should have taken three shots of Vodka before watching!
By the way, the madman is taken from the law but there’s no national security alert in France. Oh well, perhaps the French were too busy getting ready for the weekend! Who cares if one deranged guy intent on destroying the world is taken from us…..alors, le vin et le fromage….vite.. (Some wine and cheese, and be quick!)
The bike chase is the highpoint but……
Swerving through the rows of speeding cars, agent Hunt (Tom Cruise) rides the motorcycle like the death alley biker. Some parts are really riveting. Of course no one can catch him – Hunt is the hunter, never the hunted!
A lot of useless bravado is thrown at us, some to the point of being utterly ludicrous. You need profound suspension of disbelief to watch the whole film. Like I said earlier, when you come out you may feel dizzy and a little off balance. After all, digesting so much implausibility is tough.
People parachute on large domes without being noticed by anyone, then they walk into rave parties, only to walk out again leaving a killed plus mutilated person in a bathroom – man, the guy who wrote this plot must have taken yaba, marijuana and finished off half a bottle of Tequilla.
In the end, there’s the helicopter action over what the film shows as the icy terrains of Kashmir. Though exciting, this action was totally unnecessary. Why prolong the movie when you could have ended it way before to save us the torment of going through superfluous scenes?
No, the scientist fails and we hail agent Hunt and his acolytes:
Yes, the grand disaster plan is thwarted. Naturally! Then there is the delivery of the platitudes: the world needs people like you otherwise…….
In movies, the Americans are always the saviours of the globe, the ones who stop wars, foil evil plots, though in reality, they and their British disciples constantly implement misguided policies to turn the world into a much more dangerous and intolerant place.
Does Tom Cruise read the news or, is he given the blessing of the CIA to carry on making these propaganda films which have no link whatsoever to actual realities?
Ok, for argument's sake, let’s say, movies are supposed to be entertainment and politics should be kept out of it. Even then, there has to be some novelty in the plot or some rational link between the twists in the premise.
You are thinking, I am going to discourage you from watching it….well, if you are with friends, have had a jovial evening and, have more than two hours to turn off your mind, then go right in………
As for my verdict: Mr Cruise, all that mayhem has left you without a major bruise…..you have done the impossible indeed…..perhaps next time, add a navel gyrating dance. Since in length and over the top dialogue this is almost similar to a Bollywood potboiler, why leave out the item number? Pick up the phone……Sunny Leone….your mission should you wish to accept it…….