How odd that we would go to the movie house two days in a row to watch two spy films. It is even odder that the two films could not be more different.

Forgive me if I call Mission Impossible: The Ghost Protocol  a stupid movie. It is, however, loaded up with all the techno-gadgetry, chases, action, explosions and the like you could imagine, making it loads of fun. Every now and then the pace would slow down for a bit of dialogue or acting, and this is where Mission Impossible fell short. No need to explain what’s going on; it doesn’t matter. Tom Cruise and his crew are the good guys. Just cheer them on.

Where Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was slow and dreary and quietly suspenseful, Mission Impossible was a roller-coaster ride. Oh no, that nuclear missile is going to hit in just a few seconds. Tom Cruise and team will never stop it. You don’t believe that for a second, do you?

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