10 Awesome Movie Scenes We Can't Stop Rewatching

10. Alley Fight - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

The Mission: Impossible films helped create the template for the Fast & Furious's more ridiculous franchise entries, so it shouldn't be too shocking to say that the latest instalment - Dead Reckoning - is wildly OTT. Nonetheless, among the blend of CG and Tom Cruise Xtreme stunt action, there is actually a lot of bankable acting and action from a sizeable cast -- unlike the consistently hammy contributions of their Fast counterparts.

While the performances range from tastefully comic (Simon Pegg) through to enigmatically evil (Esai Morales), without a whole lot of shared ground between them, Pom Klementieff manages a different route, starring in a supporting role as the mysterious, animalistic and near-silent French assassin Paris. And this provides the fuel for the film's most engaging scene.

Series protagonist Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) battles indiscriminate henchmen in the alleyways of Venice on his way to a showdown with Paris (Klementieff), who lurks like a vaudevillian gangster from the 19th century. Klementieff manages the physicality of the part with gusto, proving a match for Ethan in close quarters while maintaining a wide-eyed, Joker-like madness that gives the scene that extra edge. Add that this is intercut with Grace (Hayley Atwell) and Gabriel's (Morales) equally up-close-and-personal bridge-top knife fight, and it's one of the most brutal and intense fights the series has ever offered - with not a bungee, train or Burj Khalifa in sight.