Despite its longueurs and shortcomings, “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One” is still a bag of extravagant treats, Anthony Lane writes.
Like the beat, beat, beat of the tomtom, a pounding of the drums tells us that another installment of “” is under way. Most of us know the trills and thrills of Lalo Schifrin’s original score, which remains the most exciting theme tune ever composed for TV. For the ensuing movie franchise, the tune has been repeatedly stretched and tweaked—or, in the case of the second film, lacerated by Limp Bizkit.
Ethan assembles his usual gang, consisting of Luther Stickell , who has been on call since the first “Mission: Impossible” , and Benji Dunn . Also in the mix is Ilsa Faust , who made her début in “Rogue Nation.” To my eyes, it was with the arrival of Ferguson that the franchise truly took flight; her manner was tranquil even at the height of tension, her character’s fealty was elusive, and she was splendidly unimpressed by the hero. That impressed him.
Cruise has none of Keaton’s dreamy stoicism, but both actors, trim and compact, define themselves by the outsized magnificence of their stunts. In addition, each of them is most at ease when in haste. They run unstoppably yet with an oddly formal poise—torso held upright, like that of a waiter with a tray, above the pumping pistons of their legs.
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