When a globe-hopping espionage trailer drops at 3 a.m. we might wonder whether it’s meant to feel clandestine or simply a self-aware admission that a movie like Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation knows no boundaries and abides by no time zones. Ordinarily I might not jump up to post a trailer in the wee hours, but I’m always glad to pay down my debt to Paramount for giving us the likes of Chinatown and The Godfather, Vertigo and Sunset Blvd. Not as if this or any other summer juggernaut needs our help, but I’d hate to think a few hours neglect would cut into the 50 million tickets this is bound to sell. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie who did _____, _____, and _____. [sorry, redacted. I’m paying down my debt to McQuarrie, too, for giving us The Usual Suspects.] Opens July 31, coincidentally landing smack dab in the middle of the mishigas when boys in corner offices whip out their tentpoles for comparison; when box-office chaos reigns and the more CGI mayhem that rains down, the better. Sure, I’m kidding around, but if you’re feeling ambivalent then truly the only thing you need to know to motivate you and 11 of your best buddies to go see Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation is that it was shot by Robert Elswit, a guy who rarely signs up for a bad movie, at least not since _____. [sorry, redacted.]
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