Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025/USA) film may bring the curtain down on the highly successful Mission Impossible movie franchise from Hollywood. And we do not doubt that its ardent fans will certainly miss watching the super agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his insane stunt scenes.
The Mission Impossible (MI) movie series depicts the globe-trotting spy adventures undertaken by the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) agent Ethan Hunt. Not so long ago, we reviewed the “Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning” (2023) film in our Focus Magazine. Incidentally, this movie is the prequel to the latest MI movie.
“Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning” Is A Typical Tom Cruise MI Action Flick, As He Stylishly Saves Humankind From A Super-Powerful AI Machine
Spoiler Free Review of the Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025/USA) Movie
The introduction
Incidentally, the first “Mission Impossible” movie was released almost three decades ago, in 1996. The lead actor, Tom Cruise, was 33 years old at that time. So far, a total of eight Mission Impossible movies have been released. And the eighth and the latest “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning” (2025) movie was released one month before Tom Cruise’s 63rd birthday. However, in the said movie, his character Ethan Hunt is 60 years old. But it seems that even after thirty years, global star Tom Cruise has not aged a bit. Definitely, for him, the age is just a number. More so when he is performing breathtaking stunts.
A cautionary tale, where an AI (called the Entity) is the villain
Welcome to the age of Information Technology (IT) and Cyberspace. We have heard in the past and even in present times that the highly intelligent machines, something like the AI supercomputer, might change the world around us. These days, we have been hearing so much about the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) around the world. Nowadays, AI has already started taking over jobs from humans. Therefore, it is not hard to imagine what kind of future exists when an all-powerful AI threatens to take over and control the world.
And this is where the IMF agent, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his small team of agents take charge to defeat the formidable AI (Entity), before it is too late. The movie depicts a race against time and geographical area, by Ethan and his team, to destroy the Entity and save the world. It is a relevant wake-up call tale.
Tom Cruise is on top of his game, once again
One more time, in these action-packed, thrilling spy movies, the leading IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) criss-crosses around the world. As he and his dedicated team members try to save the world from the bad guys and the dangerous AI machines. As the movie title suggests, almost all of his spy operations are kind of suicidal missions. Therefore, we get to watch a fair amount of jaw-dropping stunt scenes and frantic-paced action sequences. We especially liked the use of life-like face masks. Besides, there are quite a few mind-boggling and spectacular stunt scenes, but the parachute scene is simply extraordinary.
Among the other members of the ensemble cast, we liked watching Hayley Atwell (Grace), Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell), Simon Pegg (Benji Dunn), Pom Klementieff (Paris), Esai Morales (Gabriel), etc. The entire team of stunts and fight scenes also deserve a round of applause and appreciation.
The conclusion
Now, it is hard to believe that it is the end of the road for the MI team. But the MI team will find a way back to its massive fan base, one way or another. Thankfully, this movie solved the two-decade-old mystery of the Rabbit’s Foot, which we heard for the first time in MI3. Furthermore, we loved the fact that this movie brings back memories from the past. It has extensively used the flashback footage from previous MI movies. All in all, it was a fitting finale to the Mission Impossible movie franchise. We liked watching this thrilling action packed entertaining film.
FM Rating
| FM Rating of the Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning | 3.75/5 |
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Key Details
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Spy, Thriller |
| Original Languages | English (USA) |
| Duration | 2 Hours 49 Minutes |
| Writers | Erik Jendresen, Christopher McQuarrie & Bruce Geller (Original TV Show creator and writer) |
| Director | Christopher McQuarrie |
| Music Composers | Max Aruj & Alfie Godfrey |
| Cinematographer | Fraser Taggart |
| Main Cast | Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt), Hayley Atwell (Grace), Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell), Simon Pegg (Benji Dunn), Pom Klementieff (Paris), Esai Morales (Gabriel), Henry Czerny (Kittridge), Holt McCallany (Serling), Nick Offerman (General Sidney), Hannah Waddingham (Admiral Neely), Tramell Tillman (Captain Bledsoe), Angela Bassett (Erika Sloane), Shea Whigham (Briggs), Mark Gatiss (Angstrom), etc. |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Trailer & Synopsis | Official
Every choice, every mission, has all led to this.
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the IMF (Impossible Mission Force) pursue a dangerous Artificial Intelligence (AI) called the Entity that's infiltrated global intelligence. With governments and a figure from his past in pursuit, Hunt races to stop it from forever changing the world.
FM Ratings & Global Earnings of the eight Mission Impossible movies
| S. No. | Movies | Released | FM Ratings | Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible | 1996 | 3.75/5 | $457 million |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible II | 2000 | 3.30/5 | $546 million |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible III | 2006 | 3.55/5 | $398 million |
| 4 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | 2011 | 3.85/5 | $694 million |
| 5 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | 2015 | 3.80/5 | $682 million |
| 6 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | 2018 | 3.90/5 | $824 million |
| 7 | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | 2023 | 3.80/5 | $571 million |
| 8 | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | 2025 | 3.75/5 | $595 million |
Recently, Tom Cruise earned a Guinness World Record for the "most burning parachute jumps by an individual." He performed 16 jumps with a parachute that was intentionally ignited during the filming of this 2025 movie. On each jump, he cut away the burning parachute and deployed a backup parachute. So, go ahead and check out the YouTube Video clip of the Parachute stunt performed by Tom Cruise in the Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) Movie.
Also, the movie's theme music, composed by Lalo Schifrin, is timeless and unforgettable.
Poster & Featured Image of the Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning are credited to Prime Video.
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