This was yet another sequel of an old classic that nobody really needed. I was really looking forward to this movie by the way, until I started watching it.

Acting feels very forced, robotic, and has zero realism to it, the same with dialogue, incredibly cheesy and it made me cringe. The entire film seems more like an ode to Tom Cruise who appears to want to prove that he still got it (lots of shots showing his arms, chest, putting t-shirt on, playing shirtless on the beach etc). Tom, you're a legend and you don't need to do that.

What I'm super confused about are the multiple reviews giving this film 10 out of 10 and people reacting with anger whenever some critic (there are very few of them) dares to say they didn't like it. It's a very similar situation to Black Panther which was a b class /straight to DVD movie but got critically appraised because of political climate.

I expect more big flashy productions with zero substance coming out as theatres need people to get back to the cinemas.