![]() ![]() With the IMF disavowed, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his crew, which includes a mysterious agent named Brandt (Jeremy Renner), have to take on a man bent on a potential nuclear Armageddon with no back-up or support. There’s a level of inventiveness and zip in this features every scene that gives it an irresistible momentum. Box office is no guaranteed indicator of quality (just ask those peskily successful Transformers sequels), but in this case, that incredible box office is just another indicator of how fantastic this fourth Mission: Impossible is. The answer to all five questions turned out to be a hearty yes, as Ghost Protocol took everyone by surprise by grossing over $200 million domestically and nearly $700 million worldwide. Would audiences really come back to the franchise five-and-a-half years after the third Ethan Hunt adventure sunk to the lowest box office the series had ever seen? Could Brad Bird pull off his first ever live-action film? Could they compete in the Christmas 2011 timeframe against Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows? An air of uncertainty hung over the release of Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol. ![]()
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