Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is a 2011 American action spy film directed by Brad Bird and written by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec. It is the fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible film series, and also Bird's first live-action film. It stars Tom Cruise, who reprises his role of IMF agent Ethan Hunt, alongside Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Anil Kapoor and Léa Seydoux.

Plot
Ethan Hunt and a new team race against time to track down Hendricks, a dangerous terrorist who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt by the team to stop him at the Kremlin ends in a disaster, with an explosion causing severe damage to the Kremlin and the IMF being implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to invoke Ghost Protocol, under which the IMF is disavowed, and will be offered no help or backup in any form. Undaunted, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks to Dubai, and from there to Mumbai, but several spectacular action sequences later, they might still be too late to stop a disaster.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It is a yet-another great follow up to the first three Mission Impossible films, with it still keeps up the charm and charisma.
 * 2) Director Brad Bird, the director of The Incredibles did an amazing job directing this film.
 * 3) The actors of Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton and Jeremy Renner still gave amazing performances.
 * 4) There is an easter egg at the train station where he has a watch with an "A113" inside joke code, which is a nice reference to Pixar, or other non-Pixar films.
 * 5) It has pretty cool moments, such as:
 * 6) *The scene where Ethan climbs up the Burj Khalifa is pretty suspenseful, and it's pretty dangerous it can be. WatchMojo named it as the best Mission: Impossible stunt. It has also become the franchise's most iconic stunt along with the White Room from the first movie.
 * 7) The movie still has tons of exciting moments throughout.
 * 8) The pacing's speed is still great, much like the previous film.
 * 9) The soundtrack that was composed by Michael Giacchino is amazing, in addition, his soundtrack was like if The Incredibles' s soundtrack meets the Mission Impossible's soundtrack.
 * 10) Amazing cinematography.
 * 11) Epic cliffhanger ending where Ethan leaves to investigate a terrorist network called the Syndicate. This concept is later explored in Rogue Nation and Fallout.
 * 12) And perhaps the best quality: The positive reception to Ghost Protocol caused the the rest of the franchise's critical response to peak. M: I - 5 and M: I - 6 have received critical acclaim (with M: I - 6 being called one of the best action movies of the 2010s), leaving high hopes for M: I - 7 and M: I - 8.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Some mediocre visual effects.

Reception
The film was widely acclaimed by critics, audiences, and fans alike, On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 94% based on 239 reviews and an average rating of 7.7/10. The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes reads: "Stylish, fast-paced, and loaded with gripping set pieces, the fourth Mission: Impossible is big-budget popcorn entertainment that really works."