Aaron's Thoughts
The only film in the franchise that seemed worse on a rewatch than it did on the first. The others seems to get better with each rewatch while this one moves in the opposite direction.
If Fallout is the apex mountain, this is inevitably where the franchise starts declining. It still is without a doubt better than most action movies made today, but you feel the seams on this one more than the previous McQuarrie films. The villain especially is weak. Maybe it isn’t even the villain being AI that I have a problem with as much as I think Gabriel is a really poor physical manifestation of the entity (compared to Lane for the Syndicate). Still think the Rome car chase is an all timer & love the Venice stuff (even if they do my girl Rebecca Ferguson dirty). It felt like in between set pieces this one is missing something to draw you in that other films had, can’t quite put my finger on it.
Hoping that will all change after Final Reckoning. Very excited!
Cast
Academy Awards
2 Nominations
