Mission Impossible Rogue Nation Reviews: 11 Early Reactions You Need To Know

10. Tom Cruise Reaffirms His Status As An Action Star...

Back when Ghost Protocol was in production, it was known that Jeremy Renner was added to the cast to potentially take over the franchise and the team dynamic was emphasised as Cruise didn't appear to be the box office draw he once was. That said, Rogue Nation is said to " the fact that Tom Cruise is the quintessential action star", and many critics commended his "rock-hard commitment to being an action hero". Many reviewers also commented on his age, that at 53, he's "still Hollywood€™s hungriest leading man" and "very far from being a candidate for the Expendables series anytime soon". Just as Cruise's skyscraper-clinging antics in Ghost Protocol astounded audiences (because he performed them for real), here the star again puts himself in harm's way for our entertainment, what with the already-infamous plane stunt among other death-defying set-pieces, and it seems to have very much paid off.