Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.
What critics thought
Rogue Nation lands as one of the stronger entries in the franchise, with Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust drawing nearly universal admiration and the set pieces generating genuine excitement. Where critics diverge is on McQuarrie's directorial approach — whether his disciplined, classically-styled execution is a welcome steadying hand or a failure of ambition that simply recycles what earlier directors did more distinctively.
“Rather than go full auteur on his formulaic material, McQuarrie instead offers a kind of greatest-hits package: 'Rogue Nation' marries the shifting loyalties of Brian De Palma's original to the kinetic action beats of John Woo's series nadir and the all-set-piece structure of Brad Bird's series zenith, adding an omnipotent villain not far removed from the one Philip Seymour Hoffman played in J.J. Abrams' entry. It's the least visually or conceptually distinctive of the five movies, leaning on what's worked before rather than forging its own path.”
A. A. Dowd·The A.V. Club
“Sleek and bloated, specific and generic, 'Rogue Nation' is pretty much like most of the 'Impossible' movies in that it's an immense machine that Mr. McQuarrie, after tinkering and oiling, has cranked up again and set humming with twists and turns, global trotting and gadgets, a crack supporting cast and a hard-working star.”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“You overcome the impossible through the application of sheer, unvarnished willpower, a quality that Cruise has always possessed in abundance”
Christopher Orr·The Atlantic
“unfolds with fluid, twisty, old-school pleasure”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Christopher McQuarrieDirector
Tom CruiseEthan Hunt
Jeremy RennerWilliam Brandt
Simon PeggBenji Dunn
Rebecca FergusonIlsa Faust
Ving RhamesLuther Stickell
Sean HarrisLane
Simon McBurneyAtlee
Zhang JingchuLauren
Tom HollanderPrime Minister
Jens HulténJanik Vinter
Alec BaldwinAlan Hunley
Mateo RufinoA400M Pilot
Drew PearceWriter
Robert ElswitCinematographyMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.
What critics thought
Rogue Nation lands as one of the stronger entries in the franchise, with Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust drawing nearly universal admiration and the set pieces generating genuine excitement. Where critics diverge is on McQuarrie's directorial approach — whether his disciplined, classically-styled execution is a welcome steadying hand or a failure of ambition that simply recycles what earlier directors did more distinctively.
“Rather than go full auteur on his formulaic material, McQuarrie instead offers a kind of greatest-hits package: 'Rogue Nation' marries the shifting loyalties of Brian De Palma's original to the kinetic action beats of John Woo's series nadir and the all-set-piece structure of Brad Bird's series zenith, adding an omnipotent villain not far removed from the one Philip Seymour Hoffman played in J.J. Abrams' entry. It's the least visually or conceptually distinctive of the five movies, leaning on what's worked before rather than forging its own path.”
A. A. Dowd·The A.V. Club
“Sleek and bloated, specific and generic, 'Rogue Nation' is pretty much like most of the 'Impossible' movies in that it's an immense machine that Mr. McQuarrie, after tinkering and oiling, has cranked up again and set humming with twists and turns, global trotting and gadgets, a crack supporting cast and a hard-working star.”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“You overcome the impossible through the application of sheer, unvarnished willpower, a quality that Cruise has always possessed in abundance”
Christopher Orr·The Atlantic
“unfolds with fluid, twisty, old-school pleasure”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Christopher McQuarrieDirectorTom CruiseEthan HuntJeremy RennerWilliam BrandtSimon PeggBenji DunnRebecca FergusonIlsa FaustVing RhamesLuther StickellSean HarrisLaneSimon McBurneyAtleeZhang JingchuLaurenTom HollanderPrime MinisterJens HulténJanik VinterAlec BaldwinAlan HunleyMateo RufinoA400M PilotDrew PearceWriterRobert ElswitCinematography