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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One Confronts the Truth

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One Confronts the Truth

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Jul 15, 2023
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“Truth. What is truth?”

While Pilate asked this thousands of years ago, Mission Impossible movies have been asking it for almost 30 years. From the first film's opening scene, the franchise has intentionally surprised audiences and subverted expectations. Viewers are never sure if they’re watching the villain or a mask-wear…

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