Movie Information
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One:
Release Date:
PLOT
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.
DIRECTOR
Christopher McQuarrie
WRITERS
Christopher McQuarrie
Erik Jendresen
PRODUCERS
Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Tommy Gromley, Chris Brock, and Susan E. Novick
MUSIC
Lorne Balfe
EDITOR
Eddie Hamilton
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Fraser Taggart
RUNTIME
163 minutes
BUDGET
$290 Million
STARRING
-Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
-Hayley Atwell as Grace
-Esai Morales as Gabriel
-Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell
-Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn
-Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust
-Vanessa Kirby as Alanna Mitsoplois
-Henry Czerny as Eugune Kittridge
-Pom Klementieff as Paris
-Frederick Schmidt as Zola Mitsopolis
-Shea Whigham as Jasper Briggs
-Greg Tarzan Davis as Degas
-Mariela Garriga as Marie
-Cary Elwes as Denlinger
-Charles Parnell as The Community
-Rob Delaney as The Community
-Indira Varma as The Community
-Mark Gatiss as The Community
Review Aggregator:
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% (74 Reviews)
Critic Consensus:
With world-threatening stakes and epic set pieces to match that massive title, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One proves this is still a franchise you should choose to accept
Critic Reviews
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian -
This outrageously enjoyable spectacle has compelled my awestruck assent with its sheer stamina, scale and brio.
Clarisse Loughrey, Independent (UK)
The film is a mirror image of its star – a muscular, extravagant, thoroughly old-school work of ingenuity and craft.
David Fear, Rolling Stone
Dead Reckoning never rises to that best-in-series movie’s level, though McQuarrie concocts set pieces and the cast carves out stand-alone moments that stick with you past the credit roll.
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
The strong cast, high-gloss production values and constant wow factor of the action offer plenty of distraction from the storytelling deficiencies.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic - 3.5/5
Dead Reckoning” is a perfectly competent entry in a perfectly competent franchise that has carried on for a lot longer -- the first one came out in 1996 -- than anyone could have predicted.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
There’s an Easter-eggy quality to much of Dead Reckoning, but McQuarrie & Co. escalate matters effectively.
Charlotte O'Sullivan, London Evening Standard - 4/5
Fallout remains the best in the series, but Tom and his team have done good again. To hell with avatars and deepfakes... reckless and talented thesps still have the power to make us feel alive.
Kevin Maher, Times (UK) - 2/5
It feels like a movie that’s been assembled by an inattentive monkey, or a luckless studio intern who was handed a bucket of half-completed rushes and told, “Go make a Covid-beating blockbuster out of that.”
Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com - 3.5/4
"Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” is just incredibly fun. It feels half its length and contains enough memorable action sequences for some entire franchises.
Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict
A throwback to an era when “summer movies” represented something distinct from what studios produced for the other nine months of the year, Dead Reckoning offers 163 minutes’ worth of adrenaline and excitement that never overstays its welcome.
Kristy Puchko. Mashable
If you're a fan of this franchise, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One will pull you to the edge of your seat and thrill you down to your bones. That's just science.
Tomris Laffly, TheWrap
What better mission could there be this summer other than witnessing our perpetual cinematic maverick deliver yet another full-scale cinematic experience? Should you choose to accept it, of course.
Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph (UK) - 5/5
Action that’s both stunningly executed and strikingly classical in its approach.
Linda Marric, The Jewish Chronicle - 5/5
See it on the biggest screen you can find.
Adam Woodward, Little White Lies - 3/5
If it’s pure action you’re after, there’s plenty to set your heart racing here.
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
Dead Reckoning Part One doesn’t just rack up the miles in style. Like so many globe-trotting thrillers and big-screen tourist brochures, it’s also a gleaming advertisement for Hollywood itself.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic - 3.5/5
Dead Reckoning” is a perfectly competent entry in a perfectly competent franchise that has carried on for a lot longer -- the first one came out in 1996 -- than anyone could have predicted.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
There’s an Easter-eggy quality to much of Dead Reckoning, but McQuarrie & Co. escalate matters effectively.
Charlotte O'Sullivan, London Evening Standard - 4/5
Fallout remains the best in the series, but Tom and his team have done good again. To hell with avatars and deepfakes... reckless and talented thesps still have the power to make us feel alive.
Kevin Maher, Times (UK) - 2/5
It feels like a movie that’s been assembled by an inattentive monkey, or a luckless studio intern who was handed a bucket of half-completed rushes and told, “Go make a Covid-beating blockbuster out of that.”
Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com - 3.5/4
"Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” is just incredibly fun. It feels half its length and contains enough memorable action sequences for some entire franchises.
Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict
A throwback to an era when “summer movies” represented something distinct from what studios produced for the other nine months of the year, Dead Reckoning offers 163 minutes’ worth of adrenaline and excitement that never overstays its welcome.
Kristy Puchko. Mashable
If you're a fan of this franchise, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One will pull you to the edge of your seat and thrill you down to your bones. That's just science.
Tomris Laffly, TheWrap
What better mission could there be this summer other than witnessing our perpetual cinematic maverick deliver yet another full-scale cinematic experience? Should you choose to accept it, of course.
Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph (UK) - 5/5
Action that’s both stunningly executed and strikingly classical in its approach.
Linda Marric, The Jewish Chronicle - 5/5
See it on the biggest screen you can find.
Adam Woodward, Little White Lies - 3/5
If it’s pure action you’re after, there’s plenty to set your heart racing here.
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
Dead Reckoning Part One doesn’t just rack up the miles in style. Like so many globe-trotting thrillers and big-screen tourist brochures, it’s also a gleaming advertisement for Hollywood itself.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic - 3.5/5
Dead Reckoning” is a perfectly competent entry in a perfectly competent franchise that has carried on for a lot longer -- the first one came out in 1996 -- than anyone could have predicted.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
There’s an Easter-eggy quality to much of Dead Reckoning, but McQuarrie & Co. escalate matters effectively.
Charlotte O'Sullivan, London Evening Standard - 4/5
Fallout remains the best in the series, but Tom and his team have done good again. To hell with avatars and deepfakes... reckless and talented thesps still have the power to make us feel alive.
Kevin Maher, Times (UK) - 2/5
It feels like a movie that’s been assembled by an inattentive monkey, or a luckless studio intern who was handed a bucket of half-completed rushes and told, “Go make a Covid-beating blockbuster out of that.”
Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com - 3.5/4
"Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” is just incredibly fun. It feels half its length and contains enough memorable action sequences for some entire franchises.
Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict
A throwback to an era when “summer movies” represented something distinct from what studios produced for the other nine months of the year, Dead Reckoning offers 163 minutes’ worth of adrenaline and excitement that never overstays its welcome.
Kristy Puchko. Mashable
If you're a fan of this franchise, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One will pull you to the edge of your seat and thrill you down to your bones. That's just science.
Tomris Laffly, TheWrap
What better mission could there be this summer other than witnessing our perpetual cinematic maverick deliver yet another full-scale cinematic experience? Should you choose to accept it, of course.
Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph (UK) - 5/5
Action that’s both stunningly executed and strikingly classical in its approach.
Linda Marric, The Jewish Chronicle - 5/5
See it on the biggest screen you can find.
Adam Woodward, Little White Lies - 3/5
If it’s pure action you’re after, there’s plenty to set your heart racing here.
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
Dead Reckoning Part One doesn’t just rack up the miles in style. Like so many globe-trotting thrillers and big-screen tourist brochures, it’s also a gleaming advertisement for Hollywood itself.
Moria MacDonald, Seattle Times - 3/4
The result mostly works, but it feels like a franchise that’s winding down. Here’s hoping a few thrills have been saved for “Part Two.”
Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly - A-
While the title might feel unwieldy, the film itself is anything but, its nearly three-hour running time passing as quickly as it takes a message to self-destruct.
Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine
The story exists only as flimsy interstitial tissue between the Tom-centric stunts, but maybe that’s enough. Ostensibly greater movies have given us less.
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro.co.uk - 5/5
Dead Reckoning Part One is this summer’s best action blockbuster and possibly the best Mission yet – and, yes I do say that every time.
Brian Truitt, USA Today - 3/4
If you choose to accept to this “Mission” – and what action-movie fan or Cruise nerd wouldn’t, really – it’s the first half of a man vs. machine epic that doesn’t skimp in the thrills department.
Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post - 3.5/4
I reckon “Dead Reckoning” is one of the best movies of our so-far lacking summer.
Hoai-Tran Bui, Inverse
Dead Reckoning Part One is an exhilarating blockbuster, distilling pure spectacle into a two-and-a-half hour feature.
Alex Godfrey, Empire Magazine - 4/5
This one’s an endlessly thrilling, continuously propulsive beast, tense from the start: even the quieter, conversational scenes have you on edge. Mission, once again, accomplished.
David Ehrlich, indieWire - B+
Dead Reckoning Part One may not be the best movie in the Mission: Impossible franchise. but this extravagantly entertaining Dolby soap opera nails what the Mission: Impossible franchise does best.
Tim Grierson, Screen International
Brimming with confidence and swaggering showmanship, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One further cements this series as a consistently dazzling action franchise.
Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
"Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One" isn’t quite as dynamic as McQuarrie’s preceding "Fallout," but it’s not far off that standout’s pace, and it finds a way to concoct a satisfying resolution to its tale even as it sets up its closing chapter.
Peter Debruge, Variety
While it can’t eclipse what came before... McQuarrie delivers a formidable concept and several hall-of-fame set-pieces while somehow also managing to tie the storylines back into these movies’ core mythology.
Todd McCarthy, Deadline Hollywood Daily
This is a serious, sharp-minded and top-tier action film by any standard, and many fans will no doubt mollify themselves by seeing it more than once before Part Two opens a year from now. This is Hollywood action filmmaking at its peak.
Jake Cole, Slant Magazine -2.5/4
The action consistently snaps the film into focus, but it further illustrates how badly the decision to split this narrative into two parts throws off its delicate rhythm.
