Tyrone Johnson

A lot of money was spent on this film and it shows. The cinematography is spectacular when seen in person. At the same time it a shambles of a “plot “, not that any fan of the franchise would hold that against it. The movie is totally bloated and a Tom Cruise vanity project. A competent film editor could have easily cut 35 minutes off this 3 hour traffic jam of scenes. That said, still glad I saw it in the Theater. My favorite small little fact, apparently everyone who works with Ethan Hunt is a flight tested pilot including Inuit women who can’t speak English

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

This book has a lot to recommend it. The story is fascinating and loaded with first hand information about the Agency and the Cold War and Post Soviet world. It captures the time and sketches the men who did the fighting. I highly recommend it. That being said, it leaves no stone unthrown against the CIA. It is a relentless polemic, a brief written in opposition to the Agency, repeatedly shaking its fist at the organization’s very existence. Still if you have any interest in post war history , the foreign policy of the United States and or espionage, this is essential reading.

Legacy of Ashes

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The Stand