I couldn't be more excited to go see it. My family and I are big fans of Tom Cruise's action films and mainly MI 4, 5 (and 6). I was so certain I'm going to watch this, that I had avoided any trailers and spoilers. The movie was a complete disappointment, I can't believe I'm writing this, and I'm saddened, because I'm afraid the franchise has run its course.

Throughout the whole duration, beginning with that cheap opening scene (btw why were they speaking in English?!), I was unconsciously trying to convince myself, that the "good part" is coming up, but it never did. The end credits started rolling almost 3 hours in and not a single scene had stood out in my mind. Everything was bland, forced and unoriginal. There was no story, rather a compilation of scenes [******Spoiler Alert: Key lost, key found, saved Grace, Grace stole key and escaped, repeat******]. It also felt like there were never any stakes, no one was ever in peril, and no one including me was having any fun. Additionally:

-Where was the great team element & dynamic we've seen in previous installments? Past characters were present here, yet never really utilized. Am I wrong, Ilsa? Was that a decent story arc for Ilsa, an awesome female character equivalent to Hunt we met in MI 5?

-What did Ethan Hunt bring to this mission? Anything? He could have been replaced by a generic agent.

-Why was Hunt so obsessed with Grace the whole time? 'cause she can pick-pocket greatly?! Her involvement felt out of place.

-Where was the actual "impossible" mission, where the stakes feel real and intelligence, teamwork and innovation is required?

-Was there anything you haven't seen before? Sure, it's pretty hard to create original content in a 7th MI, yet again, honor the previous installments and put in the work.

-Shockingly, all action scenes were lifeless and of low quality. Topping previous MI stunts must be almost "impossible" and sadly, they definitely made that clear here. Also, such a pity, that bad CGI and filming made it look as if Cruise didn't do his biggest stunts.

-MI films are also known for their wittiness and funny interactions during high stakes. Were there any jokes here that didn't feel forced?

Tragically, the awesome Top Gun 2 feels more like the sequel to MI 6 than this. MI 7 was lifeless, ultimately joyless and forced. It's such a bummer. I could also feel that the movie was filmed during the pandemic, many scenes where characters were discussing with each other didn't look good, because we were only seeing close-ups of each character. Did it really had to be filmed during the pandemic? Can Part 2 capture the previous awesome MI spirit? Too late for diferent director and screenwriters.