Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
The Final Reckoning occasionally gets tangled in its mythology, and yet, its enormous action sequences remain the reason to watch. Tom Cruise delivers another collection of absurdly dangerous stunts, while critics praised the movie’s spectacular, anxiety-inducing set pieces.
Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick has memorable characters, relationships, and emotional stakes in spades. What we come to see, though, is watching actual aircrafts perform breathtaking aerial maneuvers. The movie’s flight sequences were filmed with actors inside real jets, producing unusually visceral blockbuster action.
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy turns stunt work itself into an action-movie playground. Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt headline the story, with the movie’s practical stunts, car crashes, fights, falls, and elaborate gags repeatedly reminding viewers why stunt performers deserve more recognition.
Monkey Man
Dev Patel’s directorial debut builds toward increasingly brutal and inventive action. The revenge story provides the framework, but Monkey Man is at its best when Patel unleashes hand-to-hand combat, improvised weapons, chaotic shootouts, and increasingly ferocious choreography.
Sisu: Road to Revenge
Sisu: Road to Revenge wastes remarkably little time worrying about conventional storytelling. The sequel was described as a “wall-to-wall cinematic action event,” with Jorma Tommila’s nearly unstoppable protagonist mowing through enemies using increasingly creative and ridiculous methods.
Nobody 2
Nobody 2 knows exactly why audiences showed up: they want to see Bob Odenkirk’s seemingly ordinary assassin beat the living daylights out of people. Critics specifically praised its inventive environments, stunt work, choreography, and relentless mayhem despite the generic story.
