![]() He wants to shut down Hunt and the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) that employs him. CIA director Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) doesn’t believe the Syndicate exists. “Rogue Nation” follows Hunt as he tries to bring down an elusive criminal organization called the Syndicate. ![]() His script moves breezily with a mix of action and wit, providing just enough information to orient the general viewer. McQuarrie doesn’t let plot get in the way of a good story. The action becomes more exhilarating as it gets closer in the frame. In one terrific sequence, Ethan chases Ilsa on motorcycle as the camera films from wheel-level. McQuarrie and cinematographer Robert Elswit accomplish this transition by honing the lens in on the agents and their amazing feats with each successive scene. By the ending, all of the characters are on foot and fighting hand-to-hand. In the film’s opening, Hunt leaps onto the side of a plane as it takes off. Writer-director Christopher McQuarrie raises the stakes while decreasing the scale of the action. Each narrative twist was equal parts unexpected, hilarious and satisfying. I believed wholeheartedly by the film’s climax that Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) could do anything. ![]() It continuously challenges the characters and finds new ways for them to overcome what look like insurmountable obstacles. The movie made me laugh in giddy surprise every time it expanded my notion of what the agents are capable of. ![]() The latest “Mission: Impossible” heightens this game for two hours straight. The game in “Rogue Nation” is making the impossible possible. The goal in either case is to end the scene at the top of its game, its biggest laugh, a place from which it can go no further. The improviser or writer can explore the game at its current “level” or “heighten” it by adding something new that makes the game stranger, more unique and funnier. There’s a concept in improv and sketch comedy called the “game.” It’s the particular aspect of a given scene that’s unique, often strange and (obviously) funny. ![]()
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