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Movie Review

Another ‘Mission,’ another workout

By Wesley Morris

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 16, 2011

*** Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol This is the fourth and most navigable installment in 15 years, and Tom Cruise’s decision to keep making these ridiculous movies doesn’t feel desperate. It feels like exercise. For him. For us. For whoever on the set was responsible for saying, “Tom, that’s a union job.’’ The mission this time? Stop nuclear apocalypse. With Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, and Simon Pegg. The elegant direction is by Brad Bird (’’The Untouchables’’). (133 min., PG-13) (Wesley Morris)

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