Alexander Larman

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is the action film of the year

Tom Cruise's latest turn is turbo-charged escapism at its finest

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Tom Cruise and Vanessa Kirby in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One [Alamy/Paramount Pictures/Entertainment Pictures/ZUMAPRESS.com]
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