“Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning,” a Paramount Pictures release in theaters Friday, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for “bloody images, action, brief language, and sequences of strong violence.” Running time: 179 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

Impossible" has always attracted A-list talent, but "The Final Reckoning" is shaping up to be its most star-studded entry to date. Cruise was joined Wednesday by some of his "Final Reckoning" co-stars on the Cannes red carpet for the film.