Tom Cruise simply knows how to do a good action film when he puts his mind to it, and there’s a reason why “Mission: Impossible” is such a big name among movie lovers. There were high expectations for the fifth installment in the franchise, and it’s becoming clear that all the work that’s gone into it was more than worth it. Recent reports talking about the profits from the film have been very positive, and we expect that Cruise would be inspired by this success to continue the franchise in the future.
In total, the film has reportedly earned well over $500 million across the world, quite the striking success. Just in the US, it got over $150 million, and in just one weekend the film made nearly $10 million from various locations. And while those profits have been declining somewhat now that the film has been out for a while, it’s still going strong and earning its production team quite the good paycheck.
It’s not just about box office success though, as the film has been received very positively by critics and fans alike, and the general consensus is that it lives up to all the hype that surrounded its release, and even goes beyond that. Critics were particularly fond of the action scenes – a staple in Cruise’s work – and the various rumors and leaks we’ve been seeing about the shooting of some of those scenes didn’t even come close to the magnificent reality that we saw on the screen.
Cruise has made sure to give his viewers good variety too, fighting the bad guys in all kinds of different environments and exploring new ideas for his filmmaking. The actor was seen in various leaked pictures performing complicated stunts, and as we said above, those leaks paled in comparison to the finished product after the scenes had passed through editing and post-production.
There were some minor negative remarks about the plot, as some reviewers pointed out small potential holes, but in the end that’s to be expected from a film that’s mainly focused on delivering explosive action and thrilling, breathtaking scenes. And for what it’s worth, those plot “holes” were usually debatable as a lot was left unsaid in this film and left to the imagination of the viewers.
Tom Cruise has been particularly praised for the quality of his acting and the way he represented his iconic role, and many people flocked to see the film just because of the actor himself. It’s clear that he still has a massive following of fans in the movie community and many people are happy to see him running around on the screen and beating up bad guys.
Some were worried that the actor might be getting a bit too old for these roles (even though he’s objectively not even that old, especially compared to some other action stars), but if the new film showed us anything, it’s that we can probably expect even more explosive action from the star and lots of great performances in the future if he decides to keep acting.
Some critics even went as far as to say that Cruise was as agile as a younger man and that he could easily pass for someone a decade younger. With all that in mind, it may not be too unrealistic to expect the franchise to continue and even expand further in new directions, with more explosive scenes and dramatic, tense plots.