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Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning - USB Powered Submarine

 MI: FR *sigh*

I have not laughed as hard in a movie with ZERO comedy beats in a long time. The greatest part of it was that E was giggling just as much. We had a blast, and we agree - "Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning" is a not a good movie.

Let me see if I can find some alternate titles:

[Swan Song the movie?]

[McGuffin from the Tony Stark school of physics]

[Messiah Complex anyone?]

[The audience might have 'finding Dory' disease]

[Let me recap the series for you - at least 3 times]

[Let's take this brilliant action series SOOOO seriously]

[Tonal whiplash]

If I have to rank them, 1 is classic, 2 is weird, 3 is a half-step in the right direction, 4~7 are master classes in action film making ... and then you have this #8 thing which is 75 minutes of movie packed in 90 minutes of shredded paper.

If you go - take someone you love and a good sense of humor.

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