The seventh installation of the Mission: Impossible franchise — Dead Reckoning Part 1 — hit theaters July 12. Anticipation for the new Tom Cruise flick is incredibly high, to put it mildly; the movie boasts a whopping 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes with more than 270 reviews published.
In a series that began in 1996, Cruise’s Ethan Hunt has taken on several missions and performed increasingly wild stunts over the last two decades.
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While not every movie of the series is perfect — looking at you M:I II — it’s a franchise that has improved with time, experience and Cruise’s willingness to perform absolutely WILD stunts.