Bob Nims' Blog

Brad Bird has directed the best episode of this long-running series and it’s very much worth seeing at IMAX. In Rochester, it also marks the first DIGITALY-projected IMAX film that I have seen there. Not too long ago, folks were saying that the technology wasn’t ready yet and that the Canadian IMAX company was going to stick it to all of the exhibitors to pay for the mandatory switch to digital. Whether the latter is true or not, the former is not longer true (at least for 2D presentations). This film both looks and sounds amazing.  And 49 year old Tom Cruise isn’t doing too bad either.   He must have patched up his feud with Sumner Redstone as this is another Paramount release (but this one should make them so much money that Sumner will probably invite Tom to jump on his couch along with him).

I won’t try to summarize the plot or risk giving away any of the twists and turns it makes.  I will only say that the director quickly establishes and maintains a high degree of palpable suspense throughout the entire two hours and thirteen minutes.  Great care is taken to maintain a clear perspective for the audience so that following this hectic action is not difficult and, from what I saw, it looked as if every one of the principals gave their all to make this a major action thriller and it looks incredible.