Moviegoers were first introduced to Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt over 25 years ago, and he’s kept us entertained over the course of six mind-blowing movies with some truly great action sequences. Following the success of 2018’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Cruise will return for two final films to close out his character’s story. The first of those, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, is set for release in July, and critics who've been able to catch an early screening are hitting social media with the reactions. Let’s see what we should expect from the beginning of the end of this action-packed series.
Christopher McQuarrie wrote and directed this seventh installment, which unsurprisingly will see Ethan Hunt on his most dangerous mission yet, according to the plot description. The movie will see his team attempts to track down a weapon that threatens humanity. Joining Tom Cruise on the Dead Reckoning cast will be some other familiar faces from the franchise, including Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg and Henry Czerny, as well as some new additions, who include Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff. Early reactions to the movie should make fans excited for what’s to come, as Collider’s Perri Nemiroff calls it a win for the franchise, praising Atwell’s “captivating” performance:
