REVIEW REVIEW: There are lots of stunts in Tom Cruise's stuffed 'Mission: Impossible' BRUCE R. MILLER Jul 20, 2023 Jul 20, 2023 Updated May 28, 2025 0 × BRUCE R. MILLER Movie critic Bruce Miller says “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” is a visual treat. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you removed all the daredevil stunts Tom Cruise does in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One,” you’d have a nifty little 90-minute film.kAm(:E9 E96>[ :E 4=@4<D :? 2E ?62C=J EH@ 9@FCD 2?5 cd >:?FE6D[ 2 =@?8 D:E 7@C 2?J@?6] (96? J@F 4@?D:56C E96 DE@CJ :D?’E C62==J 5@?6 W!2CE %H@ :D 4@>:?8X[ E92E’D @G6C<:==]k^AmkAm{F4<:=J[ E96C6’D 2? :?E6C6DE:?8 DE@CJ E92E DH:C=D pCE:7:4:2= x?E6==:86?46[ C@8F6 286?ED 2?5 #FDD:2? 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