1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:14,573 Speaker 1: from News Talks. B Wait. 3 00:00:16,373 --> 00:00:27,293 Speaker 2: Wait by a wait wait Bie, this is Fly my 4 00:00:27,413 --> 00:00:31,573 Speaker 2: Pretties the songs called car Why. Apparently they've got their 5 00:00:31,653 --> 00:00:33,893 Speaker 2: seventh album on the way, so it's exciting. But in 6 00:00:33,933 --> 00:00:36,493 Speaker 2: New Zealand Music Month for you there right now, it's 7 00:00:36,533 --> 00:00:38,613 Speaker 2: twenty three minutes to ten on News Talks. He'd be 8 00:00:38,733 --> 00:00:41,853 Speaker 2: Francesca rud Canal film reviewer is here Kilda. 9 00:00:42,613 --> 00:00:43,253 Speaker 3: Good morning. 10 00:00:43,653 --> 00:00:47,133 Speaker 2: Two films for us this morning. The first is showing 11 00:00:47,173 --> 00:00:52,053 Speaker 2: in cinemas at the moment that the man the legend 12 00:00:52,853 --> 00:00:55,853 Speaker 2: that is Tom Cruise in the final Mission Impossible. So 13 00:00:55,933 --> 00:00:58,493 Speaker 2: let's have a listen to Mission Impossible, the Final Reckoning. 14 00:01:04,693 --> 00:01:10,813 Speaker 2: Your tum has been to betrayed. Oh your secret compromised him. 15 00:01:15,693 --> 00:01:16,853 Speaker 3: I need you to trust me. 16 00:01:18,533 --> 00:01:19,413 Speaker 1: One last time. 17 00:01:21,933 --> 00:01:26,053 Speaker 2: That the dum right, Oh, Ethan Hunt is back. This 18 00:01:26,093 --> 00:01:29,133 Speaker 2: is the eighth film I Reckon. I three behind at 19 00:01:29,133 --> 00:01:30,653 Speaker 2: the moment. I'm sorry, I know that's bad. 20 00:01:30,973 --> 00:01:34,453 Speaker 3: No that you're doing. I'm quite impressed. Yeah, doing well. 21 00:01:34,653 --> 00:01:36,813 Speaker 3: I mean they have been around for thirty years, had 22 00:01:36,813 --> 00:01:39,173 Speaker 3: some time to catch up, to be honest, so it's 23 00:01:39,213 --> 00:01:42,493 Speaker 3: almost about thirty years ago. Since these films started. Then, yes, 24 00:01:42,613 --> 00:01:44,533 Speaker 3: it is supposed to be the last film. But with 25 00:01:44,653 --> 00:01:47,773 Speaker 3: Honey would you just never know? And Tom Cruise, well, 26 00:01:48,213 --> 00:01:49,813 Speaker 3: you know, if this film is anything to go by, 27 00:01:50,053 --> 00:01:52,293 Speaker 3: he's looking pretty good because we get to see a 28 00:01:52,373 --> 00:01:54,933 Speaker 3: lot of him quite often. Yeah, he's very keen to 29 00:01:54,933 --> 00:01:58,213 Speaker 3: get the shirt off in this film, and he's still 30 00:01:58,213 --> 00:02:01,133 Speaker 3: doing his own stance, as everybody knows. So they could 31 00:02:01,133 --> 00:02:03,693 Speaker 3: be life of this year, who knows. But this is 32 00:02:03,933 --> 00:02:08,453 Speaker 3: this is supposedly the final film, directed again by Christopher mcquarie. 33 00:02:08,493 --> 00:02:11,653 Speaker 3: These two Tom and Christopher, they also produce this. It 34 00:02:11,773 --> 00:02:15,773 Speaker 3: is very much their baby, and it is very much 35 00:02:15,933 --> 00:02:18,413 Speaker 3: the Tom Cruise show. He might be part of a team, 36 00:02:18,853 --> 00:02:21,493 Speaker 3: but this film is very much all about Tom or 37 00:02:21,533 --> 00:02:24,453 Speaker 3: should we say Ethan Hunt. Do you remember there was 38 00:02:24,493 --> 00:02:27,693 Speaker 3: a Christopher Nolman film, Jack called Tenant, And I said 39 00:02:27,693 --> 00:02:31,053 Speaker 3: to you it is absolutely stunning to watch. But don't 40 00:02:31,093 --> 00:02:33,893 Speaker 3: sit there trying to work it out. You remember I. 41 00:02:33,813 --> 00:02:35,373 Speaker 2: Told you, yeah, yeah, yeah, I think I do. 42 00:02:35,613 --> 00:02:39,653 Speaker 3: Yeah, in a little way. These last two films in 43 00:02:39,653 --> 00:02:43,373 Speaker 3: the Mission Impossible franchise, when it comes to the plot, 44 00:02:43,613 --> 00:02:45,693 Speaker 3: don't really try and work it out. It doesn't really 45 00:02:45,813 --> 00:02:48,453 Speaker 3: make a huge amount of sense. It's a very convoluted 46 00:02:48,493 --> 00:02:51,373 Speaker 3: story for something which is actually really simple. Yeah, And 47 00:02:51,893 --> 00:02:55,733 Speaker 3: it's all about this rogue AI entity which is giving 48 00:02:55,813 --> 00:02:59,773 Speaker 3: out all this information to people. It's making humans turn 49 00:02:59,853 --> 00:03:02,653 Speaker 3: against each other, it's making countries turn against each other. 50 00:03:03,013 --> 00:03:07,693 Speaker 3: It's also able to penetrate cybersecurity. It's actually taking control 51 00:03:07,813 --> 00:03:11,053 Speaker 3: the country's weapons and things, and the whole plant was 52 00:03:11,093 --> 00:03:14,493 Speaker 3: about to blow itself up in things and humans have 53 00:03:14,573 --> 00:03:20,813 Speaker 3: to find their humanity just long enough to allow Ethan 54 00:03:20,893 --> 00:03:23,893 Speaker 3: hunt the only person who is able to find a 55 00:03:23,893 --> 00:03:27,053 Speaker 3: way to kill this entity. And there's something to do 56 00:03:27,133 --> 00:03:29,413 Speaker 3: with a key and a hard drive and a little 57 00:03:29,453 --> 00:03:31,613 Speaker 3: thing that looks like a power bank, and between those 58 00:03:31,653 --> 00:03:34,173 Speaker 3: three things we get them all together and the world's 59 00:03:34,173 --> 00:03:36,293 Speaker 3: going to be saved. As I say, it's all a 60 00:03:36,293 --> 00:03:38,213 Speaker 3: little bit convolution. And by the time I was watching it, 61 00:03:38,333 --> 00:03:40,973 Speaker 3: I couldn't actually remember where the entity came from her created. 62 00:03:41,213 --> 00:03:44,773 Speaker 3: That does not matter. This is a sit back, grab 63 00:03:44,853 --> 00:03:50,933 Speaker 3: some popcorn, relax and enjoy. Yeah, the really silly, nonsensical, 64 00:03:51,293 --> 00:03:55,293 Speaker 3: incredible thrilling stunts that Tom Cruise throws. 65 00:03:55,413 --> 00:03:58,773 Speaker 2: You know what, Embrace the escapism. Embrace Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 66 00:03:58,773 --> 00:04:00,013 Speaker 2: totally embrace the fact. 67 00:03:59,853 --> 00:04:03,013 Speaker 3: That really, this guy should be dead, should probably die 68 00:04:03,133 --> 00:04:05,933 Speaker 3: four films ago, it's actually impossible he is still alive. 69 00:04:07,013 --> 00:04:09,613 Speaker 3: But you just sort of you just hand out, You 70 00:04:09,693 --> 00:04:12,093 Speaker 3: just give in. The Only thing about this film is 71 00:04:12,093 --> 00:04:15,853 Speaker 3: they take a really nostalgic approach to this final film. 72 00:04:16,173 --> 00:04:18,453 Speaker 3: The opening scene is sort of like ten minutes long, 73 00:04:18,493 --> 00:04:20,973 Speaker 3: and a lot of it's all flashbacks to previer films. 74 00:04:21,013 --> 00:04:23,453 Speaker 3: Are you're kind of going, yeah, yeah, okay, all right, 75 00:04:23,453 --> 00:04:26,733 Speaker 3: you've done You've had this. You know, you've been very successful. 76 00:04:26,773 --> 00:04:32,333 Speaker 3: I mean, oh gosh, four billion globally pulled massive, you 77 00:04:32,373 --> 00:04:35,013 Speaker 3: know money at the box office, and yes, it has 78 00:04:35,493 --> 00:04:39,373 Speaker 3: pushed I think what can be achieved in an action flick. 79 00:04:39,653 --> 00:04:41,613 Speaker 3: But you know, they're kind of patting themselves on the 80 00:04:41,653 --> 00:04:44,253 Speaker 3: back a little bit too much throughout this film from 81 00:04:44,253 --> 00:04:46,253 Speaker 3: my lik and it's like, hey, guys, do what you're 82 00:04:46,253 --> 00:04:46,573 Speaker 3: good at. 83 00:04:46,693 --> 00:04:49,893 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, get back to jumping off something or yeah, yeah, 84 00:04:50,173 --> 00:04:52,653 Speaker 2: like riding a motorbike out of a helicopter or something. 85 00:04:52,733 --> 00:04:56,213 Speaker 3: Yeah fifteen you could have cut and I would have 86 00:04:56,853 --> 00:05:00,773 Speaker 3: really happy. So yeah, but look good, it's been really successful. 87 00:05:01,813 --> 00:05:04,093 Speaker 3: And if you love a good thrill at the theater, 88 00:05:04,213 --> 00:05:06,053 Speaker 3: go to the cinema. It's made for the big screen. 89 00:05:06,613 --> 00:05:08,533 Speaker 2: It's one of those films, isn't it. Like I mean, 90 00:05:08,533 --> 00:05:10,973 Speaker 2: obviously Tom Cruise kind of makes it. But you wonder 91 00:05:10,973 --> 00:05:13,373 Speaker 2: if the franchise would have been quite as good without 92 00:05:13,413 --> 00:05:17,333 Speaker 2: the music. You know, it's just it's just that dun 93 00:05:17,533 --> 00:05:20,333 Speaker 2: dun dun dun da dun dun dunn. It's just like 94 00:05:20,453 --> 00:05:23,213 Speaker 2: far Out that is an amazing so simple and such 95 00:05:23,253 --> 00:05:24,133 Speaker 2: a great musical music. 96 00:05:24,373 --> 00:05:27,053 Speaker 3: Yeah, this message, will you know. 97 00:05:28,213 --> 00:05:32,053 Speaker 2: Self destructing five? Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's so good. I 98 00:05:32,053 --> 00:05:34,773 Speaker 2: mean it's like you say, you just embrace the silliness 99 00:05:34,773 --> 00:05:35,373 Speaker 2: and it's good fun. 100 00:05:35,773 --> 00:05:36,053 Speaker 3: Okay. 101 00:05:36,093 --> 00:05:38,053 Speaker 2: So this is Mission Impossible, the Final Reckoning, and that 102 00:05:38,213 --> 00:05:42,053 Speaker 2: is showing in cinemas right now, also showing on Apple Plus. 103 00:05:42,173 --> 00:05:44,013 Speaker 2: Let's have a listen to Fountain of Youth. 104 00:05:47,653 --> 00:05:56,053 Speaker 3: There's a power beyond any of our corferench and which 105 00:05:56,093 --> 00:05:58,893 Speaker 3: genius will explain to me. Why iron hair, we're looking 106 00:05:58,893 --> 00:06:01,253 Speaker 3: for the Fountain of Youth? Oh please? No? 107 00:06:04,693 --> 00:06:06,613 Speaker 2: Right, Oh he's got some big names in this Andy 108 00:06:06,693 --> 00:06:10,253 Speaker 2: two g Natalie Portman, John Krasinski. 109 00:06:10,533 --> 00:06:13,053 Speaker 3: And the gorgeous thing is that Stanley Tucci is actually 110 00:06:13,133 --> 00:06:15,853 Speaker 3: John Krasinsky's brother in law. And he didn't know he 111 00:06:15,893 --> 00:06:18,413 Speaker 3: was in the film. Oh so, Guy Ritchie, they're not 112 00:06:18,453 --> 00:06:20,733 Speaker 3: in many things together. And Guy Richie says to John 113 00:06:20,893 --> 00:06:23,533 Speaker 3: Kristinsky one day, Oh, yes, Stanley's on set tomorrow, and 114 00:06:23,533 --> 00:06:25,053 Speaker 3: he's like, oh really, all great? Is he just coming 115 00:06:25,093 --> 00:06:26,733 Speaker 3: to visit? He's like no, it's like, well, what's he doing? 116 00:06:26,773 --> 00:06:28,653 Speaker 3: He is that he's in the film. He's like, is he? Oh, 117 00:06:28,693 --> 00:06:29,373 Speaker 3: that's interesting. 118 00:06:30,013 --> 00:06:30,973 Speaker 1: Yeah. 119 00:06:31,213 --> 00:06:34,093 Speaker 3: National Treasure and Indiana Jones Films. If you're a fan 120 00:06:34,173 --> 00:06:38,213 Speaker 3: of those types of family adventure flicks, you're going to 121 00:06:38,253 --> 00:06:42,173 Speaker 3: absolutely love this. Directed by Guy Ritchie, who just seems 122 00:06:42,173 --> 00:06:45,173 Speaker 3: to be very busy at the moment. Natalie Portman John 123 00:06:45,213 --> 00:06:49,413 Speaker 3: Krasinski plays siblings, and this is probably the it's close 124 00:06:49,493 --> 00:06:51,813 Speaker 3: to the twist on this genre as you get that 125 00:06:51,933 --> 00:06:55,253 Speaker 3: instead of them being next lovers or lovers or partners 126 00:06:55,333 --> 00:06:58,613 Speaker 3: or whatever, they're siblings, right, But they look nothing alike, 127 00:06:58,653 --> 00:07:01,613 Speaker 3: but we'll just put that aside, So it's all kind 128 00:07:01,653 --> 00:07:04,413 Speaker 3: of their sibling relationship is what kind of drives this. 129 00:07:05,333 --> 00:07:09,053 Speaker 3: And they're pretty charming at this. Luke is a treasure hunter. 130 00:07:09,813 --> 00:07:13,133 Speaker 3: Their father was a treasure hunter as well. Charlotte has 131 00:07:13,173 --> 00:07:16,373 Speaker 3: retired from the business she's now a gallery curator, and 132 00:07:16,413 --> 00:07:18,413 Speaker 3: that is until her brother pops in to see her 133 00:07:18,533 --> 00:07:21,813 Speaker 3: and steals painting under her nose, and she's suddenly unemployed. 134 00:07:22,493 --> 00:07:26,053 Speaker 3: So she's also currently in the middle of getting a divorce, 135 00:07:26,093 --> 00:07:27,693 Speaker 3: and so she decides, oh, to heck with that, I'll 136 00:07:27,733 --> 00:07:30,013 Speaker 3: join my brother and off we'll go on this latest adventure, 137 00:07:30,013 --> 00:07:33,333 Speaker 3: as you heard, there to find this mythological spring that 138 00:07:33,413 --> 00:07:35,533 Speaker 3: grants eternal life. And this is all being funded by 139 00:07:35,573 --> 00:07:38,533 Speaker 3: a very wealthy patron who is dying of liver cancer. 140 00:07:38,613 --> 00:07:41,053 Speaker 3: And so off they go on this adventure and look looking, 141 00:07:41,133 --> 00:07:43,613 Speaker 3: Charlotte had this lovely love hate relationship that works well. 142 00:07:43,853 --> 00:07:47,213 Speaker 3: The locations are fabulous. They head to Vietnam and Egypt, 143 00:07:47,293 --> 00:07:52,013 Speaker 3: Liverpool and Vienna, and there's lots of fun action sequences. 144 00:07:52,533 --> 00:07:54,333 Speaker 3: I sometimes I feel it's a bit of a shame 145 00:07:54,333 --> 00:07:57,093 Speaker 3: when you've got a big budget kind of global adventure 146 00:07:57,173 --> 00:08:00,693 Speaker 3: with these big stars and these beautiful views that it's 147 00:08:00,733 --> 00:08:04,173 Speaker 3: made for streaming, it's made for the small screen. This 148 00:08:04,293 --> 00:08:07,333 Speaker 3: is actually made for the big screen. I kind of 149 00:08:07,333 --> 00:08:09,693 Speaker 3: think you've got it. It's all here. This would be 150 00:08:09,693 --> 00:08:12,573 Speaker 3: so much more fun on the big screen. But look, 151 00:08:12,613 --> 00:08:14,533 Speaker 3: I think it's something the whole family can enjoy it. 152 00:08:14,613 --> 00:08:17,253 Speaker 3: I found it a touch underwhelming, and maybe it's just 153 00:08:17,333 --> 00:08:21,253 Speaker 3: because we are so familiar with this genre, this type 154 00:08:21,253 --> 00:08:23,013 Speaker 3: of film. But look good fun this weekend if you 155 00:08:23,013 --> 00:08:24,253 Speaker 3: want something to watch with the kids. 156 00:08:24,373 --> 00:08:27,653 Speaker 2: Very good. Okay cool, that's Fountain of Youth that is 157 00:08:27,933 --> 00:08:31,493 Speaker 2: showing on Apple Plus. Mission Impossible. The Final Reckoning is 158 00:08:31,533 --> 00:08:32,173 Speaker 2: in cinemas. 159 00:08:32,213 --> 00:08:32,413 Speaker 1: Now. 160 00:08:32,693 --> 00:08:34,573 Speaker 2: Make sure we have all the details for those movies 161 00:08:34,973 --> 00:08:37,453 Speaker 2: up on the News Talks. He'd weird site our Franchisco Rudkin. 162 00:08:37,493 --> 00:08:40,333 Speaker 1: Thank you very much for more from Saturday Morning with 163 00:08:40,493 --> 00:08:43,453 Speaker 1: Jack Tame. Listen live to News talks 'b from nine 164 00:08:43,533 --> 00:08:46,653 Speaker 1: am Saturday, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio