The tiredness needs to show

Tom Cruise is underwhelming in Dead Reckoning, and much like Hugh Jackman's wolverine in Logan, it is time he accepted weariness

I saw Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning last Sunday. The movie brings in the usual mix of action sequences, high-speed chases, changing allegiances, and an ever-expanding universe of side-characters one has come to expect from the MI series. One has, of course, also come to expect a certain minimum number of death-defying stunts by Tom Cruise. At least one momentary but bright flare from the supporting characters is also a staple on the menu — last time it was Henry Cavill, this time Hayley Atwell does the job. It all plays out as prescribed, tried, tested and expected to be a