Impossibleseries aren't immune to the recent trend of messy franchise retrospectives. Time and time again, the final entries in our most popular franchises, rather than going out with a bang, spend their runtime reflecting on the lore and legacy of its primary character.

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie like the three before it, “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” is equal parts mesmerizing and exhausting, self indulgent and satisfying.