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Mission: Impossible III *** (2006, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Monaghan, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Keri Russell, Maggie Q, Simon Pegg) – Classic Movie Review 2739

Co-writer J J Abrams makes his first film as a director in the 2006 third instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, in which Tom Cruise’s agent Ethan Hunt has retired from field work for the […]

Jul, 24

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol **** (2011, Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist) – Classic Movie Review 2738

Director Brad Bird’s intense and exciting Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) successfully revives the format and tops its three predecessors, propelled with some astounding and quite spectacular action sequences. It’s a cool movie that bids […]

Jul, 24

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation ***** (2015, Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Alec Baldwin, Simon McBurney, Tom Hollander) – Movie Review

Cruise is back in control thanks to McQuarrie. It’s the best yet. M:I 5, or M:I – RN, is a super surprise – it’s incredibly slick, smart and stylish, with writer-director Christopher McQuarrie revivifying the […]

Jul, 24

Kiss of Death ** (1995, David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Hunt, Stanley Tucci) – Classic Movie Review 2067

David Caruso stars as ex-con Jimmy Kilmartin who battles Nicolas Cage’s psychotic mobster Little Junior Brown in a basic, nastily violent crime thriller flick that’s no more than a cheesy B-movie. It’s flashy and atmospheric, but […]

Jan, 10

Con Air *** (1997, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi) – Classic Movie Review 1707

  Buckle up for director Simon West’s crazy, violent, always way over-the-top 1997 action thriller ride. A guaranteed crowd-pleaser, there was never a moment’s doubt of its status and success as a blockbuster hit, grossing over $100million in […]

Sep, 23

Dawn of the Dead *** (2004, Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Kevin Zegers, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Lindy Booth) – Classic Movie Review 1466

In his tense and exciting 2004 feature film debut, director Zack Snyder remakes George A. Romero’s 1978 zombie classic Dawn of the Dead as a horror action movie, working from a workmanlike screenplay by James Gunn, co-writer/director of […]

Jul, 24

Mission: Impossible II *** (2000, Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton) – Classic Movie Review 1290

Director John Woo’s costly (£125million) 2000 sequel to the smash-hit 1996 original sees Tom Cruise return as IMF secret agent Ethan Hunt, who delivers more flashy, scrappy high-octane action in this second brain-in-neutral, edge-of-seat blockbuster. […]

Jun, 04

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