“ Tom Cruise has done it again!” That’s the very early verdict from press screenings for the Hollywood icon’s latest film, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, with the film variously described as “astonishing,” “jaw-dropping,” “insane” and the “action movie of the summer.”

Impossible franchise, The Final Reckoning, has received glowing reviews following its press premiere. Critics have praised the film's thrilling action, breathtaking stunts, and Tom Cruise's dedication to his role as Ethan Hunt.

Given how it's been framed as Ethan Hunt's grand send-off to the Mission: Impossible franchise, The Final Reckoning was always going to elicit big, bold reactions from critics and early audiences. But even The Entity itself might not have foreseen just how mixed the response would be to the eighth Mission: Impossible instalment.