‘Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning’: 2025’s First Blockbuster

Tom Cruise—Energizer Bunny of actioners—will miss the adrenaline junkie ‘Mission: Impossible’ stunts; if he has a say, ‘The Final Reckoning’ may not be final.

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) hoping to clamber back to the cockpit, in “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.” Paramount Pictures

PG-13 | 2h 49m | Action, Thriller | 2025

In “Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning,” star Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie shamelessly cater to the M:I fan club, as they should. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that when this franchise is on point, it’s undeniably true summer blockbuster material.