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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One

The 100 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023

2023

Christopher McQuarrie

Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames ...

7.0

11,622

Thriller. Action Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands. Seventh entry in the long-running Mission: Impossible franchise.

	Author	Review
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Is just incredibly fun. It feels half its length and contains enough memorable action sequences for some entire franchises. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Combining breaking-news intrigue with ever-crazier practical set-pieces, Tom Cruise and director McQuarrie keep this almost-three-decade franchise feeling cutting-edge."	POS
United Kingdom	Alex Godfrey Empire	"This one’s an endlessly thrilling, (...), tense from the start: even the quieter, conversational scenes have you on edge. Mission, once again, accomplished. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The pure fun involved in this film, its silly-serious alchemy, and the way the franchise seems to strain at something crazily bigger with every film, as opposed to just winding down, is something to wonder at. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Deadline	"This is a serious, sharp-minded and top-tier action film by any standard (...) This is Hollywood action filmmaking at its peak."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"May not be the best movie in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise (...) but this extravagantly entertaining Dolby soap opera nails what the (...) franchise does best: Weaponizing artifice and illusion in order to fight for a world that’s still worth believing in."	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"The movie’s sustained adrenaline charge is both its strength and its shortcoming. (...) the strong cast, high-gloss production values and constant wow factor of the action offer plenty of distraction from the storytelling deficiencies."	NEU
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"The seventh “Mission: Impossible” chapter is actually good. (...) seven movies and 26 years on, Ethan Hunt’s mission is more satisfying than ever. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Brimming with confidence and swaggering showmanship, 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One' further cements this series as a consistently dazzling action franchise."	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Hooray for Tom Cruise! At the very moment the movies could be turned into textureless gunk by artificial intelligence, the actor has gone off on a one-man crusade to destroy it. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Maureen Lee Lenker Entertainment Weekly	"Its nearly three-hour running time passing as quickly as it takes a message to self-destruct (...) It's the characters, their foibles, their wit, and their deep humanity that are Mission: Impossible's secret weapon"	POS
United States	Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"Isn’t quite as dynamic as McQuarrie’s preceding Fallout, but it’s not far off that standout’s pace, and it finds a way to concoct a satisfying resolution to its tale even as it sets up its closing 2024 chapter."	POS
United States	Jake Cole Slant	"The film finds its footing when it comes to its action, even blatantly echoing signature moments from the franchise. (...) When 'Dead Reckoning Part One' settles into its set pieces or moments of caper comedy, it soars. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Tomris Laffly The Wrap	"With jaw-dropping set pieces and a pulsating sound design, director Christopher McQuarrie delivers one of this summer’s best theatrical events"	POS
United Kingdom	Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"The film is a mirror image of its star – a muscular, extravagant, thoroughly old-school work of ingenuity and craft. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"This is one of the best-paced movies I've ever seen — the nearly 3-hour runtime flies by at breakneck speed. You won't be bored."	POS
Canada	Mel Valentin Screen Anarchy	"Ultimately, Cruise’s latest high-flying performance (...) in the series will win him something perhaps even more important to Cruise and his fans, a form of cinematic and pop-cultural immortality available to only a select few"	POS
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"Summer’s best movie (...) Once again, good ol’ reliable Ethan Hunt (Cruise) accepts his mission and bats it out of the park. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Ross Bonaime Collider	"'Dead Reckoning Part One' shows that there’s still plenty of gas in the tank, but maybe we’re seeing that this series needs a shakeup to keep it as thrilling as it has been."	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"A sequel sprinkled with humor and homages (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"[It] delivers the pure escapism we need right now (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Dom Sinacola Paste Magazine	"[It] balances intimacy and immortality"	POS
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"McQuarrie seems done aping (and, occasionally, upping) Christopher Nolan and is returning to the M:I franchise’s roots (...) As ever, Cruise is a wonder of tight intensity"	POS
Canada	Chris Bumbray JoBlo	"You aren’t likely to see anything come out in the same league as this until Cruise and company return with 'Dead Reckoning Part Two'.It proves that the old ways are always better, with less CGI and more actual stunts"	POS
United States	Josh Spiegel SlashFilm	"A masterpiece of action filmmaking"	POS
United States	M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut	"My God, there’s just nothing Tom Cruise will not do to entertain the masses in 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One' (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"'Dead Reckoning Part One' is merely the latest installment in Cruise’s visionquest to not only keep moviegoing alive but to protect an entire decades-old definition of what a certain kind of movie is from dying.	POS
United States	John Serba Decider	"Another 'Mission: Impossible' film, another winner"	POS
United Kingdom	Alex Flood NME	"Staggering stunts can’t make up for the nonsensical plot (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Trace Sauveur Austin Chronicle	"This is 'Mission: Impossible' as you know it, but also as you’ve come to love it (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Bilge Ebiri Vulture	"A familiar magic trick executed to perfection"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"Ludicrously entertaining (...) a celebration and a reminder of how profoundly the movies have shaped our views of the world."	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"The seventh 'M:I' is chock-full of gloriously bonkers stunt sequences, fresh and familiar faces alike, and Cruise running (usually literally) from one international locale to the next. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Nicholas Barber BBC	"Tom Cruise's latest is 'high tech', full of stunts, and pays homage to past crime capers (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Matt Singer Screen Crush	"Even though it is yet another Part One sequel in a string of them this summer (we’ve already had Across the Spider-Verse and Fast X) it’s probably the one that feels the most like a complete experience unto itself. (...) Rating: ★★★★★★★★ (out of 10)"	POS
United States	Stephanie Zacharek Time	"The story exists only as flimsy interstitial tissue between the Tom-centric stunts, but maybe that’s enough. Ostensibly greater movies have given us less."	POS
Canada	Brandon Zachary CBR	"The result is a dangerous adventure that never feels weightless, with effective twists and turns that don't break the believability of the film's universe."	POS
Canada	Graeme Guttmann Screen Rant	"Near-perfect summer blockbuster. (...) each and every moment is more thrilling than the last"	POS
United States	Murtada Elfadl AV Club	"Tom Cruise runs, jumps, and delivers again (...) A must-watch for anyone looking for a thrilling summer blockbuster"	POS
United States	Adam Mullins-Khatib Chicago Reader	"Tom Cruise is back with the seventh installment of a series that somehow manages to increase the stakes yet again"	POS

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