Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (***1/2 out of ****)

The Mission Impossible series has become more over the top as times has gone on and better for it. There are plenty of engaging and realistic spy thrillers out there. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is about authentic as you get. The James Bond series  is over the top but tries to act like the action may possible. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol doesn't abide by logic and is all the more thrilling for it. The suspense in these situations is none the less high. In fact in the history of action films, this film may have some of the best sequences you'll ever see.

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is back but with a twist. He is a rouge now after a terrorist organization blows up The Kremlin and lays the blame on I.M.F. Ethan and his team, Jane Carter (A beautiful Paula Patton), William Brandt (the always welcomed Jeremy Renner) and the returning Benji Dunn (A hilarious Simon Pegg) must hunt town these terrorists. They are lead by Kurt (Michael Nyqvist) who's goal of nuclear war isn't so far fetched. Believing that humans become stronger in tragedy has truth to it, just let's avoid the nuclear war part in that plan.

The film has some terrific sequences with the paragon being a scene in Dubai. Honestly the series stepped up it's game there to action scene legend status. Ethan has to climb up the side of the tallest building in the world with only special magnetic gloves keeping him up there. From my understanding the stunts were about as authentic to climbing up the side as possible. To say the fear was felt would be a understatement. That scene helped what was already a great film to make it one of the most entertaining of the year.

***1/2 out of ****