Which is the best movie in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise?
As ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ hits theatres this weekend, we rank all six films in the series
Tom Cruise is off on an impossible mission. Again.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout, the sixth entry in the M:I franchise, hits theatres this weekend, with just as many death-defying stunts and imaginary gadgets as ever before.
And while Cruise is off trying to take down new villains the Apostles and John Lark, our mission, that we definitely choose to accept, is to rank the five very good movies (and one not-so-good film) in the spy franchise. No death-defying stunts were attempted in the creation of this ranking.
6. ‘Mission: Impossible II’ (2000)
MI: II is just not a great film, especially compared to the rest of the franchise. It relies too much on the hacky mask gag to move the plot along and, even for an action movie, has far too many battles in the final act. It’s the “Mission: Impossible” franchise without the heart or the winks. Too much action, too complicated a plot and not enough fun. And do not get us started on the slow motion doves.
5. ‘Mission: Impossible III’ (2006)
MI:III is J.J. Abrams’ chance to try his hand at the franchise, and it has got plenty of his signature shaky cam and a part for Felicity herself, Keri Russell. It is a perfectly fine entry, even if Ethan’s wife (Michelle Monaghan) exists only so the movie can put her in danger, an unfortunate trope. And it has the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman as its villain, and he chews the heck out of every scene he is in (even when he is playing Cruise playing him wearing one of those ridiculous masks). It does not rise as high as some of the other films, and so falls this low on our list.
4. ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ (2018)