M:I really needs to go back to its roots, at this point. Remember the 60s and 80s TV shows ? Random passers-by pointing the agent to secret spots ? M:I 6, the previous movie, still had that spirit. Backstabbing in secret undergrounds. Venician boats passing by. That's what M:I needs to reverse to. Not James Bond. Not car chases. Not Evel Knievel moped stunts. And if you include screen crashing insane stunts into a secret agent show, it needs to blend in. It doesn't any more. Did any script writer even notice that real-life police got insanely invasive since 2018 ? Even before covid ? A secret agent who can't avoid 2020s police is dead. In fact, M:I needs to go even more secretive than the 60s and 80s TV shows. Look at the "Matrix" franchise's Agent Smith police. That's the kind of police you're dealing with now, in the 2020s. Personally, I'm wondering whether the movies need the TV shows' M:I teams back. Take the action down a notch, and include some cleverness. Humour is good, but this not a comedy film. You're not going to escape Europe's police. If the movie shows a car chase of 20 Italian police, and Tom Cruise escapes, my guts wrench.
