“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.

Tom Cruise's recent remarks at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Mission Impossible — The Final Reckoning have ignited speculation that this installment could be the franchise's last. While fans express mixed feelings about the potential end of the series,