Mission: Impossible— Ghost Protocol
2011  PG-13  ACTION  2h 13min
CAST— Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner
MUSIC— Michael Giacchino  DIRECTOR— Brad Bird  BASED ON— Characters appearing on Mission: Impossible (television)

     The mission continues in the fourth installment of the M: I series. Ethan Hunt is re-recruited to save the world yet again, this time from a maniacal terrorist with plans for controlled nuclear devastation. Said terrorist has stolen launch codes for Russian nukes and Hunt and co. are hot on his globe-trotting tail. With tensions at a perilous high between the U.S. and Russia, IMF being dismantled and danger looming left and right the newly disavowed team may be in over their collective heads. Exciting, convoluted, fast-paced action is the eye-grabber, but top notch performances carry the story. Mission accomplished.
OUR RATING— ***
PRECEDED BY— Mission: Impossible (1996), Mission: Impossible II (2000), Mission: Impossible III (2006)
FOLLOWED BY— Mission: Impossible— Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible— Fallout (2018)