DAC Episode 412 - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

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A white man with floppy hair clings to a glass tower. He appears to be high-fiving his reflection.

ethan hunt struggling with ethan hunt for ethan hunt supremacy.

More like GOAT Protocol, amirite? The last MI installment before the McQuarrie half of the franchise, Ghost Protocol is a banger of a blockbuster. A blocker of a bustbanger? A buster of a bangblocker? Whatever, it’s great.

Let me outline the greatness for you: Tom Cruise has let his hair grow out again. This is always a win. The action sequences and stunt setpieces are clean and delightful. The story only appears to revolve around world-ending stakes, but in truth, Ghost Protocol is driven by a competition between Ethan Hunt and Ethan Hunt. Can he outrun and outperform the tiny superego figure that commands him to climb towers and chase villains? Yes. Yes he can.

Enough talking up this movie. Go watch it. Or listen to Adam and Aidan dissect it for a bit. Find us on your podclimber of choice or do that thing where you listen below.