Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Review - 7 Ups & 3 Downs

3. It's One Of The Funnier Mission: Impossible Movies

Mission: Impossible is quite a nimble and interesting franchise from a tonal perspective, pinballing between serious espionage fare, deeply silly, even cartoonish mayhem, and something that splits the difference between the two.

To that end, Dead Reckoning Part One is one of the funnier films in the series, utilising both witty physical comedy and wry one-liners to ensure things never get too bogged down in the story's more serious-minded aspects.

Fear not, though: there certainly aren't quips-a-minute and the comedy never pulls a Marvel Cinematic Universe by undermining the life-or-death stakes, but simply guarantees that it maintains the series' sense of fun throughout.

Not every gag lands perfectly by any means, but there are some great laugh-out-loud moments here - especially during the wild Rome chase that makes inspired use of a Fiat 500.