Think back to the original Mission Impossible (the television series). The essential element was that seemingly impossible missions were made possible by carefully thought out means. While those means might stretch credulity, they still carried a plausibility and attention to detail that were critical to the franchise. The technology, logistics and psychological deceptions were clever. Fast forward to the present and every bit of cleverness and plausibility has evaporated. Nothing really makes sense: escapes depend on ridiculously convenient events; truly impossible tech appears instantly as needed; action sequences continually defy physics. There can be no suspense when magical interventions are easily at hand and guaranteed.