Ethan Hunt races against time in a farewell packed with Arctic dives, wing-walking and nostalgic tributes to the franchise's legacy Read more at straitstimes.com.

When the idea was first mooted at the back-end of the 20th century, making a big-screen adaptation of the hit 1966-73 show Mission: Impossible smacked of studio IP-grab desperation, the kind of lazy thinking that,

I need you to trust me one last time,” Ethan Hunt tells a disconcerted group of government officials as the fate of the world hangs in the balance. It’s a fitting summation of a franchise that has continued to defy audiences,