Mission's Final Reckoning an action-packed swansong

THE last chapter and the last film of the series is here with a bang. Ethan (Tom Cruise) returns to cinema screens, and he must stop the entity before it takes over the world.

- REVIEW: MATTHEW HAIGH

With aid from his companions, he must first locate it, and they destroy it before this great Al destroys mankind itself.

Of course, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and considering this is the second part to an amazing first part, one knew from the beginning that this was going to be a fantastic film.

It delivered, and more.

Firstly, praises must be awarded to the screenwriter and the actors themselves.

The dialogue between the characters has been honed for decades and it really shows here as the lines bounce off each other to great effect.

This is especially true when it comes to the little moments of comedy that are, at points, wedged into the scenes of action.

A great example to utilise here is the end of the scene in which Ethan and Grace (Hayley Atwell) are captured by Briggs (Shea Whigham) and forced into a torture chamber to be questioned by Gabriel (Esai Morales).

After a more than violent tussle with the tortures in which Gabriel escapes, Grace is mortified by the sight of what Ethan has done to the two men.

A quick little exchange occurs here in which a moment of comedy is crafted as Ethan attempts to convince Grace that the blood and crushed skulls is not a big deal and they must carry on in their pursuit of Gabriel.