Aaron's Thoughts
The film in the franchise where everything comes together. It somehow takes everything individually great about the previous installments & blends it together. As if that isn’t enough, it somehow finds a way to dial it up a few notches in every single area.
It takes casting to new heights with the additions of Vanessa Kirby & Henry Cavil. These new additions to the foundation of Cruise & Ferguson is *chefs kiss* in casting. The way Kirby holds the screen when she’s opposite Cruise is remarkably captivating & sexy. And of course Cavil giving the best performance of his movie career.
It also does the impossible & one ups the action filmmaking of Rogue Nation with essentially nonstop banger sequences. From the Halo jump to the bathroom fight to the Vanessa Kirby meetup/nightclub shootout to the Lane extraction to the helicopter battle it is all so so good. It doesn’t just take the franchise to new heights, but also action filmmaking.
It’s so good that it made me realize that I actually love action movies when done right.
