The near ageless and always watchable Cruise leads his ensemble and not quite so ageless team (Pegg looks healthier, but craggier) through a dizzying number of double crosses and twists that deliver on the franchise's name and cement it as...whisper....better than Bond in the action stakes.Some of set pieces and particularly the climatic helicopter sequence are absolutely thrilling - even gasp worthy (especially given my fear of heights), but remain grounded in something like physical reality unlike many of today's flashily edited CGI fests. This will be returned to again and again like Mad Max: Fury Road.
If there is a criticism, it is that I could have done with a few more touches of humour to offset the underlying grimness of the premise. On the strength of this, I hope Cruise and the gang are up for another one.
Verdict: Fallout is much better than the fifth sequel to anything should be.
No comments:
Post a Comment