Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Even though the spy thriller movies belongs mainly to one man (James Bond) his American counterpart has stepped up to take a stab at the genre of espionage and sneaking and all the gadgets that one wishes they actually had or are just myths in the making. Mission Impossible is the American Made Spy movie that spans the globe in search of redemption.

Ethan Hunt is at again in this one. But this time he loses the support of the fabled IMF. The black ops group that keeps America and all of its assets safe from the unknown terrors of the world. There is a comedic element in this one with the addition of Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn the Geek extraordinaire that desperately wants to be a field agent but lacks the skills to properly take down the bad guys. There is eye candy in this one in the form of the beautiful Paula Patton as Agent Jane Carter. She lends a beauty and a drama to the supporting cast. Also along for the fun filled ride is Jeremy Renner. His role also adds to the mystique and drama and provides for some interesting internal conflict. The bad guys do a great job of being just that bad guys. There is decent character development and the story telling is interesting

There is a warning though if you go to watch this movie. Read and remember what you are watching. It is Mission impossible. Don't try to over-analyze situations or gadgets or other things like that. Its the government with its seemingly endless amounts of money and ability to come up amazing gadgets that we only wish could be real but at least its fun to watch on the big screen. The action is over the top with lots of high flying stunts and many explosions.I did see a few younger kids in the theater, younger being about 8-10 but I would recommend keeping it around 10 and above if not a little older. There is death and shooting and lots of loud explosions and all that fun stuff, with a few spatters of cussing in there as well.

Without the British accent but with the fancy cars and all the non-stop fast paced sequences this Mission Impossible can seem just that, impossible but almost everything else in Hollywood can be label "Mission Impossible". If you are into action, like James Bond and those type of spy thrillers, than I think one will enjoy this movie and have a good time with it. If you don't like chases and fast paced action stay away from this one, stay far away, don't even go to the theater next to it, the booms through the wall might even bother you.