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December 16, 2011
At the Movies: ‘Mission Impossible' rock solid action flick
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
Luckily for Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” is one of his finest action flicks, just what's needed to potentially restore some of this fallen star's box-office bankability.
| MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — GHOST PROTOCOL |
 Director: Brad Bird Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg Rating: PG-13 Running time: 132 minutes |
For director Brad Bird, though, the fourth “Mission,” rock solid as it is, ranks only as his second-best action movie, after the animated smash “The Incredibles.”
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