The world's most famously active sexagenarian, delivers stunts galore in this latest globe-trotting quest to save the world.
Tom Cruise, 62, may be the most famously active sexagenarian on the planet – and there's no shortage of action in the eighth instalment in the spy series that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Cruise's character Ethan Hunt goes in search of The Entity, a dangerous AI that could end the world in the wrong hands. Hunt's mission to stop Gabriel (Esai Morales) getting control takes him all over the world, from London to a submarine in the North Pacific ocean.
At 170 minutes, it's an epic journey, and the exposition-heavy plot takes a long time to kick in. But Cruise's charisma keeps the attention, along with terrific support from a diverse cast including 66-year-old Angela Bassett, whose character Erika Sloane is now the US President.
Bassett brings heart and gravitas, while Hayley Atwell puts in an enjoyable performance as pickpocket-turned-ally Grace, whom we met in the last film, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning.
If you're a fan of the Mission: Impossible films – which are of course based on the TV series – then there are flashbacks to enjoy from previous episodes. But the main draw remains Cruise's death-defying action on land, sea and air.
Despite the film's title, there is no sign of this man slowing down.
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is on release in cinemas UK-wide from Wednesday 21 May.
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