“Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning,” a Paramount Pictures release in theaters Friday, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for “bloody images, action, brief language, and sequences of strong violence.” Running time: 179 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

As bold and unfathomable as Tom Cruise’s recent comments about his career are, if anyone can pull it off, it’s the face of Mission: Impossible himself. During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter,

After nearly 30 years of jaw-dropping (and expensive) stunts and globe-trotting espionage, Mission: Impossible is officially heading for its conclusion. Tom Cruise confirmed that the upcoming Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning,