The seventh Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, had its world premiere in Rome, Italy on Monday and the first reactions are here. It’s a film many, many fans have been waiting for. A film that started filming pre-pandemic and had many, many ups and downs along the way. So, after all that, was it worth it?
From the first reactions, it seems like yes it was. Here they are.
#MissionImpossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is another winner for the franchise. Yet again, the production value is THROUGH THE ROOF with some of the most well-defined and exhilarating set pieces photographed in ways that truly make you feel like you’re in the middle of the… pic.twitter.com/yAX0eJ1t1t
— Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) June 19, 2023
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE works as Christopher McQuarrie’s ambitious examination of/meditation on AI and the dangerous path we might be on. (He doesn’t like it) With the inherent nature of being “part one” (said that a lot lately), not as satisfying as FALLOUT
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) June 19, 2023
#MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning this phenomenal! Hayley Atwell STEALS ever scene she’s in. This is now my favorite #missionimpossible film. With the AI being the villain, this feels like a cautionary tale. The action had my heart rate elevated. That train scene is mind blowing! pic.twitter.com/raHLqTwqEO
— Joseph Deckelmeier (@joedeckelmeier) June 19, 2023
After the insanity of the last few films, #MissionImpossible7 has a tremendous amount to live up to, but one thing I’ll say now in quick reaction format: it does the best job yet of recent “part 1 of 2!!” features in feeling like its own film while setting up for the next half.
— Kate Erbland (@katerbland) June 19, 2023
#MissionImpossible DEAD RECKONING PART 1: Tom Cruise hates streaming so much he’s made an algorithm the villain. And bless his crazy ass, b/c this is a behemoth-sized spectacle, one go-for-broke set-piece after the next, close to FALLOUT excellence. Henry Czerny fans will go nuts pic.twitter.com/Gj7fYdAr8I
— Barry Hertz (@HertzBarry) June 19, 2023
#MissionImpossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 is fantastic.
Dynamite, timely story. Excellent new characters. Huge variety of action and a final set piece that ranks top 2-3 all-time for the franchise.
It gets a little dense at times but its pace & intensity more than cover that. pic.twitter.com/prm2wa6ZD6
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) June 19, 2023
[We’ll add more reactions as they come in.]
In Dead Reckoning Part One (which, yes, like Fast X and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse this summer is the first of a two-parter), Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is back. This time, he’s forced to combat a whole new type of enemy. One that can be everywhere all at once. One that, if it gets into the wrong hands, will basically mark the end of the world as we know it. Think…Skynet.
Along the ride, Hunt brings back many of your favourite characters played by the likes of Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, and Vanessa Kirby, while also introducing new characters played by Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Cary Elwes, Indira Varma, and Rob Delaney. All of which sounds incredibly exciting, especially if these reviews are true.
Find out for yourself when Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One opens July 13.