Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

"Tom Cruise will entertain the f–k out of you or die trying..."

"The film is a mirror image of its star – a muscular, extravagant, thoroughly old-school work of ingenuity and craft."

"Outrageously enjoyable spectacle..."

"Action that’s both stunningly executed and strikingly classical in its approach."

"(Cruise and McQuarrie) keep this almost-three-decade franchise feeling cutting-edge."

"It feels half its length and contains enough memorable action sequences for some entire franchises."

"An endlessly thrilling, continuously propulsive beast, tense from the start: even the quieter, conversational scenes have you on edge."

"Deadening setup, killer action."

"We knew it would happen sooner or later, but this is the closest Cruise has come to making a movie where he fights the biblical God."

"Dead Reckoning Part One makes pretty damn clear that Ethan Hunt has no equal. That bodes well for Dead Reckoning Part Two. Much less so for everything that follows."

"Tom Cruise amps up the electrifying action but story is strictly secondary."

"The seventh instalment in the Mission: Impossible franchise shows why this might be the greatest action series ever."

"When it delivers, it delivers big time."

"Seven movies and 26 years on, Ethan Hunt’s mission is more satisfying than ever."

"Doesn’t skimp in the thrills department."

"The story exists only as flimsy interstitial tissue between the Tom-centric stunts, but maybe that’s enough. Ostensibly greater movies have given us less."

"While the title might feel unwieldy, the film itself is anything but, its nearly three-hour running time passing as quickly as it takes a message to self-destruct."

"It feels like a franchise that’s winding down. Here’s hoping a few thrills have been saved for Part Two."

"Dead Reckoning Part One doesn’t just rack up the miles in style... it’s also a gleaming advertisement for Hollywood itself."

"If it’s pure action you’re after, there’s plenty to set your heart racing..."

"A spirit-crushing mess..."

"There’s an Easter-eggy quality to much of Dead Reckoning, but McQuarrie & Co. escalate matters effectively."

"McQuarrie puts enough bloody crunch into the action to dispel any suggestions of creeping comic decadence. Top-flight supporting performances help."