Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning was largely sold on it being the end of the Mission: Impossible franchise, but I'm convinced that won't be the case after a recent update. Indications that the eighth film would be Tom Cruise's last as Ethan Hunt date back several years.

This review contains spoilers. Amid the peril of an artificial intelligence machine threatening to destroy humanity, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), does the “impossible” — again — in “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.

Since premiering in theaters last weekend, the eighth and final “Mission: Impossible” movie has pulled off a box office heist worthy of the IMF, raking in over $200 million worldwide. Critics are calling it a “sentimental sendoff” for Tom Cruise’s iconic role, with reviews praising its incredible action sequences.