“ Tom Cruise has done it again!” That’s the very early verdict from press screenings for the Hollywood icon’s latest film, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, with the film variously described as “astonishing,” “jaw-dropping,” “insane” and the “action movie of the summer.”

The Final Reckoning may not hit theaters until next Friday, but the verdict is in from critics who saw the movie at early screenings, and their reactions are not exactly the overwhelming outpour of love you'd hope for to an epic conclusion.

The Final Reckoning" has been revealed to members of the press, and first reactions are praising the film as an exhilarating end to the historic action franchise. Film critic Courtney Howard wrote of the film on X,