'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' Has Screened, And People Are Having Wild First Reactions To Its ‘Symphony Of Danger'
There's no denying the excitement that surrounds the impending release of a Tom Cruise "Mission: Impossible" movie, and two years after "Dead Reckoning Part One," the sequel — and eighth movie overall — is finally hitting the 2025 movie calendar. With the "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" release date just around the corner, critics have had the chance to see early screenings, and they're hitting social media with some wild reactions to what may be Cruise's final chapter. The upcoming action movie picks up two months after the end of "Dead Reckoning," with Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) continuing his mission to stop Gabriel (Esai Morales) from obtaining an A.I. program called 'The Entity.' Cruise has gotten fans hyped for more stunts, and CinemaBlend's own Jessica Rawden posts that we'll be talking about one action sequence for years.
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