"Mission: Impossible - Fallout" seems to be a deliberate attempt by the filmmakers to turn the clock back to the confounding plot shenanigans of the first movie. There are a few moments where characters pull their faces off and reveal other characters underneath, and even one moment where the room the characters are in is actually a different kind of room.

Nobody goes to see "Mission: Impossible" for that, though. You see it for action, which the previous, breathtaking movie delivered in spades. It was one of the best movies of the year it came out, and definitely one of the best action movies of the decade so far. So what of this sequel, "Fallout"?

Unfortunately, it's a bit underwhelming. There are no memorable action moments like in the previous movie. It jumps around a lot, which is less exciting than tiresome. Sean Harris is a great bad guy, but he's barely in it.

"Mission: Impossible - Fallout" feels like a collection of scenes that weren't good enough to go in the previous movies.