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Mission : Impossible - Fallout review

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Mission Impossible Fallout is the sixth entrant into the franchise and it may well just be the absolute best yet. Tom Cruise returns once more as Ethan Hunt an IMF agent. This time racing against the clock itself after a job goes horribly wrong and nuclear weapons fall into the hands of strong and powerful enemies who plan on using said weapons to wipe out 1/3 of the worlds population. So it's up to Ethan Hunt and his team to once more save the day. That's the story and it's simple in it's premise but it's the action scenes that keep people who love this franchise coming back for more with each installment. Now you'd think with this being the sixth entrant into the series they'd be wearing thin on ideas for the action sequences but boy oh boy you would be so wrong. Tom Cruise is superhuman and puts in an incredible effort throughout here. He's riding a motorcycle through a crowded Paris motorway,jumping out of a plan at 20 thousand feet, he's da

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again review

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Based on the hit stage musical and all those classic ABBA songs. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is a follow up from the original 2008 movie and builds upon it so well. The story follows Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) who along with her dad, husband and others sets out to fulfill her mother's wish of reopening her hotel in Athens Greece. But that's only one side of it all as on the other you have the story of Sophie's mom played by Lily James (And Meryl Streep in the original) and all blends together really well in quick edits combined with those amazing ABBA songs that will have your foot tapping and tapping cheering for an encore at times. The story and characters are completely fine here as really it's the songs and the choreography that'll keep you coming back and wanting more. That being said there is some pretty impressive performances mainly from Lily James who really nails a young Donna (Meryl Streep) in almost every aspect. She's adventurous, well spoken and