Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,’ Tom Cruise's final case as Ethan Hunt after nearly 30 years, earned a 7½-minute ovation after its Cannes premiere.

Director Christopher McQuarrie, left, and Tom Cruise pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in London. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP) Tom Cruise poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ on Thursday,

Impossible character Ethan Hunt gamely takes on the burden, ad nauseam, of saving the world, Cruise genuinely thinks he can save cinema. His optimism is touching, if unrealistic. But as hard as he, and we,