Film review: ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

From its pompous title to its global obliteration scenario to the contrived sweaty earnestness that permeates most scenes, Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning has the undeniable aroma of a film desperately trying to convince us that it is bigger and more important than any other action or spy movie in Hollywood history.  There’s full throttle action, sci fi tech paranoia, espionage

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Film review: ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT’, by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

The Mission Impossible franchise has lasted two decades but rather than burn out it’s hit a satisfying groove in the last few years balancing dynamic action, gadget porn, a touch of humour and even a semblance of character development in central figure, Impossible Missions Force (IMF) operative, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise). The latest film, Mission Impossible: Fallout sees Hunt tied

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Film review: THE MUMMY, by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

The latest incarnation of The Mummy is thankfully not connected to the horror-comic series that featured Brendan Fraser. Instead, this is the first offering from the so-called Dark Universe franchise, a proposed film series in which classic monsters such as The Mummy, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the Invisible Man and Frankenstein’s monster are repackaged for a modern action cinema

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CJ tells us all about OBLIVION, a review from Built For Speed

With a name like Oblivion, you cannot help but question whether this refers to the success of the film, a plot device or the career trajectory of the film’s star. Oblivion is an interesting but ultimately dull and confusing sci-fi drama that the more cynical will assume is a massive vanity project for its supernova star Tom Cruise. Directed by

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