Mission Impossible: All the Mistakes of Tom Cruise’s Saga (And It’s Heavy, Very Very Heavy!)

Mission: Impossible to complete successfully, usually you don’t need to make mistakes. Even when Ethan Hunt and his partners have to improvise a little (a lot!) compared to their original plan.

This success (in terms of show and revenue) is illustrated in the seven feature films that have formed the franchise under the leadership of Tom Cruise since 1996 … even if the films are not free of gaffes, failures and dumpings!

On the occasion of Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1’s theatrical release, AlloCiné’s technical specialists, codenamed Michel & Michel, take a look at the first six opus of the saga.

Welcome to Faux Fitting, your post-movie analysis… and it’s heavy, very, very heavy!

Mission: Impossible / Mission: Impossible II

• Mission: Impossible – directed by Brian De Palma (1996)

• Mission: Impossible II – directed by John Woo (2000)

A costume that changes, a technician’s reflection, nothing escapes them!

Mission: Impossible III

• Mission: Impossible III – directed by JJ Abrams (2006)

A name mistake, an equation problem, nothing escapes them!

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

• Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – Director Brad Bird (2011)

A shadow that doesn’t know where to go, a lamp that decides to appear, nothing escapes them!

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

• Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – directed by Christopher McQuarrie (2015)

A random mistake, an extra jump, nothing escapes them!

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

• Mission: Impossible – Fallout – directed by Christopher McQuarrie (2018)

Changing the team, optical illusion, nothing escapes them!

Notice any inconsistencies in Mission: Impossible 7? Feel free to share them in the comments below! Maybe the memorable train sequence, a tribute to the video game Uncharted, which lasted almost 1h30 in its original version? Or the scene where Tom Cruise refused to do the stunt? Pay attention and share your findings!