Film: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning [2025] on Paramount Plus

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is essentially an overdrawn mess that tries to link the previous movies in the most unrealistic way.

Tom Cruise & Hayley Atwell are back for what’s clearly pitched as the “final” movie in the franchise starring cruise. Sadly, nothing makes sense here.

With a runtime of almost 3 hours, we spend half the time watching Cruise run from one set to the other, and then, one of the most underwhelming plane stunts.

And aside from all the bells and whistles, the plot is more forced, and out of place, than a Texan in West Hollywood. This “final” mission plucks the weirdest incidents from the previous movies and forces them to be “easter eggs” for the plot of this one.

When it comes to this final entry in the series, it’s unfortunate to have to say that the balance has shifted in the wrong direction, with exposition dominating the runtime, and action subsequently taking a backseat to it.

I never liked Cruise, but I certainly enjoyed the Mission Impossible movies. They were fun. Turn off your brain and enjoy the action. This is not the case here. I was disappointed by this one. It’s not because it’s a bad film, it’s okay, but because it’s a tangled, overcomplicated experience that forgets what made this series special in the first place.

Should You Watch It?

The weakest in the franchise so far. The action is boring, overdrawn and underwhelming. And there’s no story or motivation.

Where Can I Watch It?

You can stream Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on Paramount+.