Mission: Impossible continues its march as Hollywood's slowest action movie franchise.
The Fast and the Furious has managed seven films over 15 years. The Daniel Craig run of James Bond pictures has managed four in 11 years.
Mission: Impossible has now reached its fifth instalment in the 20th year of its motion picture existence: an average of one film every four years. Tom Cruise was 33 years old when he first played Ethan Hunt. Now he's 53. It seems logical to assume the franchise would be pretty tired and desperate by now. Instead it feels as if it's the opposite. Since
M:I III in 2006 each film has been better than the last. I think
Rogue Nation may be the best
Mission: Impossible so far.
As the CIA assumes control of the IMF, agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) goes underground in his search for the mysterious Syndicate - a worldwide organisation of ex-spies dedicated to spreading chaos and unrest across the globe. Aided by a mysterious double agent (Rebecca Ferguson), Hunt sets off on a chase - escaping capture by his own government while hunting down the Syndicate's elusive master.
