Mission Impossible:4 (Ghost Protocol)

Just imagine…

A couple of super smart undercover agents, self-destructive messages, devious masks, high security precincts, secret control centres, computers containing Crucial information, mind-boggling gizmos, nuclear missiles; all put together in a botched up plot, that does impart tremendous urgency and pace but lacks lucidity!

Ethan Hunts (Tom Cruz) is rescued from a high security prison by benji (Simon Pegg) & Jane (Paula Patton). “Ethan’s mission, should he choose to accept it” is to recover some crucial information that could lead to a nuclear war- the message delivering secretary is shot! IMF is dissolved; president has disavowed all the agents & now the responsibility to avert the nuclear war rests on Ethan Hunt’s Rogue team, which now includes the chief analyst- Brandt (Jeremy Renner).

In their pursuit of the real culprit, a Scandinavian consul turned frenzied terrorist (Michael Nyqvist), Ethan & his apostate team, assume many roles- from a scallywag prisoner & a military personnel in Russia to Spiderman in Dubai; Facing several life-threating catastrophes- be it sandstorm in the middle-east or traffic jam in Mumbai!

Well, the plot misses out on logic but compensates the lack with thrilling action scenes. As usual, Tom Cruise acts in a perfectly detached fashion; Jeremy brings in the intensity & passion; Paula raises the Glamour quotient & Simon’s comic timing is impeccable! O.K. now there’s also a Bollywood actor playing the role of some business tycoon Brij Nath (Anil Kapoor), who has “vital information” in form of some codes which are extracted out of him within a matter of 2 minutes! The only logical reason to collage Anil somehow into this blotched up plot, is to get the attention of the “Indian population” which is a huge market- Mission Accomplished upto some extent! Any Idiot can guess that the parking lot scene is not shot in India!

The void created by irrationality is filled in by beautifully shot action scenes. You might not be able to resist watching this sequel, if you have already watched the earlier movies of the franchise; but do not keep great expectations, it shall lead to disappointment. If you watch it for Anil Kapoor or “INDIA”- you are doomed to feel cheated!

Watch it for Pegg’s sense of humour & Tom’s Stunts & you will not fall prey to the mediocrity of the plot!

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