As I pointed out in our Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning review, that sort of reverence is also present in director Christopher McQuarrie ’s current box office hit. Short of watching all of the prior films with a Paramount+ subscription, this is one of the best sequels to use as an introductory point to new fans.

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.