Review by Paul Salfen
This is Paul Salfen with your KLAK Movie Minute. In theaters this weekend is a definitive blockbuster summer movie, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. Tom Cruise once again proves to be the patron saint of the box office, giving people a reason to go to the biggest screen possible for a wild ride full of death-defying stunts and plenty to see. That said, at a running time of almost three hours, it’s a little long and a little convoluted. Even with visual flashbacks, it’s hard to recall certain characters and details from almost 30 years ago. Most of us can’t remember exactly what we saw last week. But despite all of the jargon and extra unnecessary scenes and stunts for the sake of stunts, it is a fun experience. No one does it like Tom Cruise. Throw in a great supporting cast and a master writer-director and you’ve got a winner. It’s a nice wrap-up to a series that has entertained us for decades and showed us what a real movie star looks like. Ethan Hunt has disarmed the terrorists and the world is safe – for now. That’s it for this week. Join me next week and every week for another Movie Minute right here on 97.5 KLAK, AMFM Magazine, and RECRD.
