Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol

I saw this in IMAX so I could watch the first six minutes of the Dark Knight Rises, and it was worth it. As for Mission Impossible, I generally enjoyed it. Unusually for a sequel, its actually the best of the series (though to be fair the first two were really not good), and director Brad Bird has a nice touch balancing the inherent ridiculousness of the subject matter with some very well-executed set pieces. Unlike its predecessors this installment actually has a sense of humor about itself and thankfully, pretty much, abandons the trope of everybody wearing a mask to explain any plot development. Speaking of the plot, its pretty much just an excuse to deliver the action, which it does well, but its engaging enough to keep everything from getting boring. Incredibly deep its not, but in general its a well-crafted action film which is saying something given a lot of what is floating around out there.

Okay, I think that's it with blockbusters. I'm hopefully going to knock out some Oscar contenders over the next couple of weeks to restore my artistic credibility (says the guys whose written about 30,000 words recapping One Tree Hill episodes).