The difficulty with ending something is trying to find the right tone and context to make it work. With "Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning," it is a little tricky because it is not like Tom Cruise really wants to end this franchise...but he is a businessman at heart…and these movies have to perform because of the elements involved.

The perspective of a “Mission Impossible” film is about how far it can be pushed. The stakes have almost become an inaccurate reflection of itself. With "Dead Reckoning - Part I", the propulsion, while still there, is less apparent while still at the right production level.